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ArticleInternational journal of mental health systems2018

Outcomes of a brief mental health and resilience pilot intervention for young women in an urban slum in Dehradun, North India: a quasi-experimental study.

K Mathias, A Pandey, G Armstrong, P Diksha, M Kermode

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Article in International journal of mental health systems, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

K Mathias1Emmanuel Hospital Association, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9607-9459
A Pandey2Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC Australia.
G Armstrong3Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
P Diksha4University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
M Kermode5Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUAustin Health · AUEmmanuel Hospital Association · IN

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Abstract

backgroundMental illness is a leading cause of the disease burden among young people. Poor mental health is linked to childhood adversity such as gender inequality, poverty and low educational attainment. Psycho-social assets in adolescents can moderate these impacts and be strengthened. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a brief mental health and resilience intervention among disadvantaged young women in urban North India.

methodsWe used an uncontrolled repeated measures design to evaluate the effectiveness of the 15-module mental health and resilience curriculum among young women residing in a slum in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Standardised psychometric assessments were done to assess outcomes of the intervention at three time-points: pre-intervention (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 8-months post-intervention (T3), covering domains of self-efficacy, resilience, anxiety, depression and gender attitudes.

resultsYoung women completing the intervention (n = 106) had all left school before 10th class. A statistically significant improvement in all psychometric measures was found at T2. These improvements were sustained at T3 in the areas of anxiety, depression and gender equality attitudes, while the measures of resilience and self-efficacy had declined to baseline.

conclusionsThis intervention delivered by community-based peers among highly disadvantaged young women can lead to sustained improvements in anxiety and depression and attitudes to gender equality. While other studies in LMIC have shown increased adolescent resilience through peer-led curriculums, this study demonstrates improvements in mental health and gender attitudes can endure 8-months post-intervention. This low-cost, brief intervention can improve mental health resiliency and self-efficacy among disadvantaged young people. Further research should explore how to bring sustained improvements in resilience.

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AnxietyDepressionIndiaPeer-based interventionPovertyResilienceYouth mental health

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