Mark J D Jordans1, Nagendra P Luitel2, Emily Garman3, Brandon A Kohrt4, Sujit D Rathod5, Pragya Shrestha6, Ivan H Komproe7, Crick Lund8, Vikram Patel9. 1. Reader,Centre for Global Mental Health,Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London,UK;and Transcultural Psychosocial Organization,Nepal. 2. Researcher,Transcultural Psychosocial Organization,Nepal. 3. Researcher,Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health,University of Cape Town,South Africa. 4. Associate Professor,Department of Psychiatry,George Washington University;and Transcultural Psychosocial Organization,Nepal. 5. Assistant Professor,Department of Population Health,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,UK. 6. Clinician,Transcultural Psychosocial Organization,Nepal. 7. Professor,Research and Development Department,HealthNet TPO;and Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences,Utrecht University,The Netherlands. 8. Professor,Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health,University of Cape Town,South Africa; and Centre for Global Mental Health,Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London,UK. 9. Professor,Department of Global Health and Social Medicine,Harvard Medical School;and Department of Global Health and Population,Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health,US.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence shows benefits of psychological treatments in low-resource countries, yet few government health systems include psychological services.AimEvaluating the clinical value of adding psychological treatments, delivered by community-based counsellors, to primary care-based mental health services for depression and alcohol use disorder (AUD), as recommended by the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP). METHOD: Two randomised controlled trials, separately for depression and AUD, were carried out. Participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to mental healthcare delivered by mhGAP-trained primary care workers (psychoeducation and psychotropic medicines when indicated), or the same services plus individual psychological treatments (Healthy Activity Program for depression and Counselling for Alcohol Problems). Primary outcomes were symptom severity, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 item (PHQ-9) for depression and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for AUD, and functional impairment, measured using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS), at 12 months post-enrolment. RESULTS: Participants with depression in the intervention arm (n = 60) had greater reduction in PHQ-9 and WHODAS scores compared with participants in the control (n = 60) (PHQ-9: M = -5.90, 95% CI -7.55 to -4.25, β = -3.68, 95% CI -5.68 to -1.67, P < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.66; WHODAS: M = -12.21, 95% CI -19.58 to -4.84, β = -10.74, 95% CI -19.96 to -1.53, P= 0.022, Cohen's d = 0.42). For the AUD trial, no significant effect was found when comparing control (n = 80) and intervention participants (n = 82). CONCLUSION: Adding a psychological treatment delivered by community-based counsellors increases treatment effects for depression compared with only mhGAP-based services by primary health workers 12 months post-treatment.Declaration of interestNone.
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BACKGROUND: Evidence shows benefits of psychological treatments in low-resource countries, yet few government health systems include psychological services.AimEvaluating the clinical value of adding psychological treatments, delivered by community-based counsellors, to primary care-based mental health services for depression and alcohol use disorder (AUD), as recommended by the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP). METHOD: Two randomised controlled trials, separately for depression and AUD, were carried out. Participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to mental healthcare delivered by mhGAP-trained primary care workers (psychoeducation and psychotropic medicines when indicated), or the same services plus individual psychological treatments (Healthy Activity Program for depression and Counselling for Alcohol Problems). Primary outcomes were symptom severity, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 item (PHQ-9) for depression and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for AUD, and functional impairment, measured using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS), at 12 months post-enrolment. RESULTS:Participants with depression in the intervention arm (n = 60) had greater reduction in PHQ-9 and WHODAS scores compared with participants in the control (n = 60) (PHQ-9: M = -5.90, 95% CI -7.55 to -4.25, β = -3.68, 95% CI -5.68 to -1.67, P < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.66; WHODAS: M = -12.21, 95% CI -19.58 to -4.84, β = -10.74, 95% CI -19.96 to -1.53, P= 0.022, Cohen's d = 0.42). For the AUD trial, no significant effect was found when comparing control (n = 80) and intervention participants (n = 82). CONCLUSION: Adding a psychological treatment delivered by community-based counsellors increases treatment effects for depression compared with only mhGAP-based services by primary health workers 12 months post-treatment.Declaration of interestNone.
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