The Global Mental Health Assessment Tool for primary care (GMHAT/PC) is a computerised semi-structured interview tool to support a healthcare worker in the assessment of patients presenting with mental health symptoms. We systematically searched the literature to identify the Feasibility of GMHAT Tool in clinical settings. Papers were retrieved by systematically searching electronic databases including Medline Embase and CINAHL from 2002 onwards till 2020. MeSH words were used with Boolean operators. Pairs of raters used structured tools to analyze these articles, through critical appraisal and data extraction. 6 eligible studies were analysed. The results show that the use of GMHAT/PC is highly acceptable to patients. It uses is feasible in terms of time taken for diagnosis and to initiate treatment. This research is important because it shows how the use of a tool such as GMHAT/PC could support healthcare workers in their practice, facilitating more accurate diagnoses and hopefully reducing the burden of mental health disorders for the individual and their societal settings as prompt treatment can be accessed if found mentally ill or vulnerable. The study concluded that GMHAT have a big impact upon mental health service provision across nations as GMHAT/PC will assist primary care physicians and other frontline health workers in detecting and managing mental health disorders in the communities. There is no other comparable easy-to-use comprehensive mental health diagnostic tool available.

GMHAT, feasibility, acceptability, tool