ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2015
Adaptation of community health worker-delivered behavioral activation for torture survivors in Kurdistan, Iraq.
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Peer-Delivered Behavioral Activation Intervention to Improve Adherence to MT Among Low-Income, Minority Individuals With OUD
Peer-Delivered, Behavioral Activation Intervention to Improve Polysubstance Use and Retention in Mobile Telemedicine OUD Treatment in an Underserved, Rural Area
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to the Delivery of Care for Noncommunicable Diseases by Nonphysician Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Analysis.JAMA network open · 2019Pooled it
- Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Annual review of clinical psychology · 2017Pooled it
- The effect of a behavioral activation treatment for substance use on post-treatment abstinence: a randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Trial
- A feasibility study of behavioural activation for haemodialysis: The BEACH study protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Acceptability of a culturally-adapted, evidence-based mental health intervention for Venezuelan migrant youth residing in Colombia.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Expanding the Non-Clinical Mental Health Workforce: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychological Intervention Delivered by Community-Based Organizations in New York City (RECOUP-NY).Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- Optimising knowledge mobilisation for mental health research in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the state of knowledge and directions for future research.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- "HEAL together": a randomized, hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial protocol of a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention to improve methadone treatment retention.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Community Health Workers as Mental Health Paraprofessionals: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- The adaptation of a youth mental health intervention to a peer-delivery model utilizing CBPR methods and the ADAPT-ITT framework in Sierra Leone.Transcultural psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth affected by armed conflict in Colombia: An application of the ADAPT-ITT approach and FRAME-IS reporting protocols.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- "You rise up and then you start pulling people up with you": Patient experiences with a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention to support methadone treatment.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Article
- Peer recovery specialist-delivered, behavioral activation intervention to improve retention in methadone treatment: Results from an open-label, Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot trial.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- Examining the evidence for best practice guidelines in supportive supervision of lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies: A systematic scoping review.Journal of global health · 2022Article
- Perceived Impact of Social Media on Panic Buying: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey in Iraqi Kurdistan.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- "Too much boredom isn't a good thing": Adapting behavioral activation for substance use in a resource-limited South African HIV care setting.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2020Article
- Health care workers in conflict and post-conflict settings: Systematic mapping of the evidence.PloS one · 2020Article
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- Applying lessons from task sharing in global mental health to the opioid crisis.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2019Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundGrowing evidence supports the use of Western therapies for the treatment of depression, trauma, and stress delivered by community health workers (CHWs) in conflict-affected, resource-limited countries. A recent randomized controlled trial (Bolton
methodsThis study describes the adaptation of the CHW-delivered BATD approach delivered in this trial (Bolton
resultsEleven CHWs, a study psychiatrist, and the CHW clinical supervisor were trained in BATD. The adaptation process followed the ADAPT-ITT framework and was iterative with significant input from the on-site supervisor and CHWs. Modifications were made to fit Kurdish culture, including culturally relevant analogies, use of stickers for behavior monitoring, cultural modifications to behavioral contracts, and including telephone-delivered sessions to enhance feasibility.
conclusionsBATD was delivered by CHWs in a resource-poor, conflict-affected area in Kurdistan, Iraq, with some important modifications, including low-literacy adaptations, increased cultural relevancy of clinical materials, and tailored training and supervision for CHWs. Barriers to implementation, lessons learned, and recommendations for future efforts to adapt behavioral therapies for resource-limited, conflict-affected areas are discussed.
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