The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women: a mixed methods pilot evaluation

The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women: a mixed methods pilot evaluation

Abstract Background There is a large treatment gap for common mental disorders in rural areas of low-income countries. We tested the Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention delivered by village health workers (VHWs) in rural Zimbabwe. Methods Rural women identified with depression in...

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Main Authors: Shamiso Fernando, Tim Brown, Kavita Datta, Dzivaidzo Chidhanguro, Naume V. Tavengwa, Jaya Chandna, Epiphania Munetsi, Lloyd Dzapasi, Chandiwana Nyachowe, Batsirai Mutasa, Bernard Chasekwa, Robert Ntozini, Dixon Chibanda, Andrew J. Prendergast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
Subjects:
Depression
problem-solving therapy
Africa
task sharing
community health workers
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425121000327/type/journal_article

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