Authors: Dixon Chibanda, Petra Mesu, Lazarus Kajawu, Frances Cowan, Ricardo Araya, and Melanie A Abas
There is limited evidence that interventions for depression and other common mental disorders (CMD) can be integrated sustainably into primary health care in Africa. We aimed to pilot a low-cost multi-component ‘Friendship Bench Intervention’ for CMD, locally adapted from problem-solving therapy and delivered by trained and supervised female lay workers to learn if was feasible and possibly effective as well as how best to implement it on a larger scale. (2011)
Link: Problem-solving therapy for depression and common mental disorders in Zimbabwe: piloting a task-shifting primary mental health c
Resource Topic: HIV and AIDS, Scale-up
Resource Type: Journal articles
Year: 2011
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Zimbabwe
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