ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2022
Assessment of a psychiatric intervention at community level for people who inject drugs in a low-middle income country: the DRIVE-Mind cohort study in Hai Phong, Viet Nam.
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DRIVE-Mind II (Drug Use & Infections in ViEtnam: Mental Health Intervention for INjecting Drug Users) Impact of Sustained Psychiatric Intervention for People Who Inject Drugs on Their Viral Exposure and Mental Health in Haiphong, Vietnam
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Injecting drug use worsens the quality of life in HIV-HCV co-infected patients in Vietnam.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Benefits of a sustained community-based psychiatric intervention on viral exposure among people who inject drugs: The ANRS Drive-Mind 2 cohort study in Hai Phong, Vietnam.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Strained patient-provider relationship, unmotivated workforce, financial constraints, and stigma: Multiple challenges in integrating mental health care within Vietnam's methadone clinics.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse · 2025Article
- Decoding strategies for stigma reduction in substance use disorder: A qualitative synthesis utilizing the theoretical domain and behavior change wheel frameworks.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
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- Micro-costing analysis of a community-based psychiatric intervention among people who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Unveiling the landscape of antistigma interventions for individuals with substance use disorders: A scoping review.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- A community-based strategy to eliminate hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Vietnam.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- "Maintaining HIV and HCV prevention and care for people who inject drugs despite COVID-19 in Hai Phong, Vietnam".The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- Community harm reduction initiatives: Essential investments for illicit drug prevention and control in the future.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccess to psychiatric care for people who inject drugs (PWID) is limited/absent and stigmatized in most low-middle-income countries (LMICs). Innovative interventions are needed. We aimed to describe and assess the impact of a community-based psychiatric intervention among PWID in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
methodsIn a cohort study with one year psychiatric follow-up, PWID diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, a major depressive episode, or suicide risk, were recruited from the wider Drug-Related Infections in ViEtnam (DRIVE) project in the city of Hai Phong. The community-based psychiatric intervention included specialized follow-up (free consultations with psychiatrists, free medication, referral to mental health department for hospitalization when necessary) and support from community-based organisations (case management, harm reduction, administrative support, linkage to HIV care, methadone maintenance treatment and mental health support). The main outcome was reduction/remission of symptoms. Access to and retention in psychiatric care, quality-of-life and stigmatization were also measured pre and post-intervention.
findingsAmong the 1212 participants screened from March to May 2019, 271 met the inclusion criteria, 233 (86.3%) accepted the intervention and 170 completed the follow-up (72.9%). At inclusion, 80.6% were diagnosed with current depression, 44.7% with psychotic disorder and 42.4% with suicide risk. After a one-year follow-up, these proportions dropped to 15.9%, 21.8%, and 22.9% respectively. Quality-of-life and perceived stigma related to mental health were also significantly improved, while drug use decreased only marginally.
interpretationCommunity-based psychiatric interventions are both feasible and efficient in the Vietnamese context. Similar interventions should be implemented and evaluated in other, different LMICs.
funding: This work was supported by grants from NIDA (US) (#DA041978) and ANRS (France) (#13353). The funding agencies had no role in designing the research, data analyses, or preparation of the report.
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