Evaluation of the Friendship Bench’ Circle Kubatana Tose (CKT): an add-on support group intervention – a mixed-methods pilot interventional cohort study protocol

Introduction Mental disorders are endemic. However, the mental health treatment gap remains high, especially in low-resource settings. Task-shifting is a universally recommended strategy to mitigate the care gap. The Friendship Bench (FB), a task-shifting, low-intensity psychotherapy programme found...

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Main Authors: Dixon Chibanda, Charmaine Chitiyo, Jermaine Dambi, Tariro Dee Tunduwani, Beatrice K Shava, Tapiwa Takaona, Thandiwe Mashunye, Lloyd Dzapasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e079842.full