ArticlePsychological medicine2018
Psychological treatments delivered by community health workers in low-resource government health systems: effectiveness of group interpersonal psychotherapy for caregivers of children affected by nodding syndrome in Uganda.
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Effects of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) Applied to Family Members Who Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia on Caregiver Burden, Social Support, Expression of Emotion, Stigma, and Adherence to Treatment
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Interpersonal Psychotherapy's problem areas as an organizing framework to understand depression and sexual and reproductive health needs of Kenyan pregnant and parenting adolescents: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- 'There Were Moments We Wished She Could Just Die': The Highly Gendered Burden of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda.Qualitative health research · 2022Article
- Acceptability and impact of group interpersonal therapy (IPT-G) on Kenyan adolescent mothers living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): a qualitative analysis.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Implementation of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in primary care.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- A scoping review of current practices on community engagement in rural East Africa: Recommendations for snakebite envenoming.Toxicon: X · 2021Article
- A cross-cultural interpersonal model of adolescent depression: A qualitative study in rural Nepal.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Utilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2021Article
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- Common factors in psychological treatments delivered by non-specialists in low- and middle-income countries: Manual review of competencies.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2020Article
- Long-Term Impact of War, Civil War, and Persecution in Civilian Populations-Conflict and Post-Traumatic Stress in African Communities.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite increasing evidence for the benefits of psychological treatments (PTs) in low- and middle-income countries, few national health systems have adopted PTs as standard care. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) intervention, when delivered by lay community health workers (LCHWs) in a low-resource government health system in Uganda. The intended outcome was reduction of depression among caregivers of children with nodding syndrome, a neuropsychiatric condition with high morbidity, mortality and social stigma.
methodsA non-randomized trial design was used. Caregivers in six villages (n = 69) received treatment as usual (TAU), according to government guidelines. Caregivers in seven villages (n = 73) received TAU as well as 12 sessions of IPT-G delivered by LCHWs. Primary outcomes were caregiver and child depression assessed at 1 and 6 months post-intervention.
resultsCaregivers who received IPT-G had a significantly greater reduction in the risk of depression from baseline to 1 month [risk ratio (RR) 0.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.10-0.62] and 6 months (RR 0.33, 95% CI 0.11-0.95) post-intervention compared with caregivers who received TAU. Children of caregivers who received IPT-G had significantly greater reduction in depression scores than children of TAU caregivers at 1 month (Cohen's d = 0.57, p = 0.01) and 6 months (Cohen's d = 0.54, p = 0.03). Significant effects were also observed for psychological distress, stigma and social support among caregivers.
conclusionIPT-G delivered within a low-resource health system is an effective PT for common mental health problems in caregivers of children with a severe neuropsychiatric condition and has psychological benefits for the children as well. This supports national health policy initiatives to integrate PTs into primary health care services in Uganda.
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