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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Development and Pilot Testing of an Internet-Based Self-Help Intervention for Depression for Indian Users.

Seema Mehrotra, Paulomi Sudhir, Girish Rao, Jagadisha Thirthalli, T K Srikanth

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seema MehrotraDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560029, India. drmehrotra_seema@yahoo.com.
Paulomi SudhirDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560029, India. paulomi@nimhans.ac.in.
Girish RaoDepartment of Epidemiology, Center for Public health, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029, India. girishnrao@gmail.com.
Jagadisha ThirthalliDepartment of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029, India. jagatth@yahoo.com.
T K SrikanthE-health Research Center, IIIT, Bangalore 560100, India. tk.srikanth@iiitb.ac.in.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · INInternational Institute of Information Technology Bangalore · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a dearth of published research on uptake and utility of mental health apps in India, despite a rising global trend in the application of technology in the field of mental health. We describe the development and pilot testing of a self-help intervention for depression, PUSH-D (Practice and Use Self-Help for Depression) for urban Indians. This guided self-help app, with essential and optional zone sections, was developed to provide a comprehensive coverage of therapeutic strategies drawn from cognitive behavior therapy, interpersonal therapy, supportive psychotherapy, and positive psychology. Pilot testing was carried out using a single group pre-, post- and follow-up design in 78 eligible participants. Participants were typically young adults with major depression or dysthymia and significant impairment in functioning. Almost two-thirds of the participants had never sought professional mental health help. Significant reductions in depression and improvement in the functioning and well-being were notedon standardized measures in participants completing all 10 essential zone sections. These gains were maintained at follow-up. The results were similar for partial completers, who completed fiveout of the 10 essential sections. PUSH-D is one of the first indigenously developed self-help apps for depression and it shows promise in reducing the treatment gap for depression in India.

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depressiondepression appdepression in Indiaguided self-helpinternet-based self-helptreatment gap

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