Strategies for supporting the implementation of a task-shared psychological intervention in South Africa's chronic disease services: qualitative insights from health …

C Brooke-Sumner, P Petersen-Williams… - Global health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although evidence indicates that task-shared psychological interventions can
reduce mental health treatment gaps in resource-constrained settings, systemic barriers …

[HTML][HTML] Task sharing or task dumping: counsellors experiences of delivering a psychosocial intervention for mental health problems in South Africa

Y Jacobs, B Myers, C Van Der Westhuizen… - … Mental Health Journal, 2021 - Springer
Given task-sharing mental health counselling to non-specialist providers is a recognised
strategy to increase service capacity, ensuring that their training, supervision, and support …

Collaborative implementation of an evidence‐based package of integrated primary mental healthcare using quality improvement within a learning health systems …

SG Gigaba, Z Luvuno, A Bhana… - Learning Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The treatment gap for mental health disorders persists in low‐and middle‐
income countries despite overwhelming evidence of the efficacy of task‐sharing mental …

Comparing dedicated and designated approaches to integrating task-shared psychological interventions into chronic disease care in South Africa: a three-arm, cluster …

B Myers, CJ Lombard, C Lund, JA Joska, N Levitt… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly providing task-
shared psychological interventions for depression and alcohol use in primary health care in …

The experiences of facility-based counsellors who provide a psychosocial intervention for mental illness in primary healthcare facilities in the Western Cape

YA Jacobs - 2020 - open.uct.ac.za
Background: Despite the movement in global mental health that advocates for task-sharing,
few studies have investigated the experiences of facility-based counsellors (FBCs) who …

Integrating task-sharing psychological treatments within primary health care services: Systems considerations

I Petersen - Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Task sharing of psychological treatments with nonspecialized health care workers within
primary health care (PHC) and community settings is recognized as an effective strategy for …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived impacts as narrated by service users and providers on practice, policy and mental health system following the implementation of the mhGAP-IG …

VN Mutiso, CW Musyimi, TJ Rebello, MO Ogutu… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background A team approach is key to reduction of the mental health treatment gap. It
requires collaborative effort of all formal and informal community based service providers …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based task-sharing mental health interventions in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic …

PTD Le, EL Eschliman, MM Grivel, J Tang… - Implementation …, 2022 - Springer
Background Task-sharing is a promising strategy to expand mental healthcare in low-
resource settings, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Research on how …

Optimising implementation strategies of the first scaleup of a primary care psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed …

R Verhey, C Chitiyo, SN Mboweni, E Chiriseri… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Common mental disorders (CMDs) are a leading cause of disability globally.
CMDs are highly prevalent in Zimbabwe and have been addressed by an evidence-based …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the role of levels of exposure to a task shared depression counselling intervention led by behavioural health counsellors: outcome and process …

O Selohilwe, A Bhana, EC Garman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background In the context of a large treatment gap for common mental disorders (CMDs)
and shortage of mental health specialists in low-and middle-income countries, there is …