Management of depression in chronic care patients using a task-sharing approach in a real-world primary health care setting in south africa: Outcomes of a cohort …

T Kathree, M Bachmann, A Bhana, M Grant… - … Mental Health Journal, 2023 - Springer
Depressive symptoms are common in South African primary care patients with chronic
medical conditions, but are usually unrecognised and untreated. This study evaluated an …

Challenges and opportunities for implementation and dissemination of a task-sharing counselling intervention for depression at primary health care level in South …

O Selohilwe, L Fairall, A Bhana, T Kathree… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background The treatment gap for mental health services is a growing public health
concern. A lay-counselling service located at primary health care (PHC) level could …

A collaborative care package for depression comorbid with chronic physical conditions in South Africa

I Petersen, O Selohilwe, D Georgeu-Pepper… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction A task-sharing collaborative care model for integrated depression care for South
Africa's burgeoning primary health care population with chronic conditions was developed …

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

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 …

Development and feasibility assessment of a collaborative stepped care intervention for management of depression in the mental health in primary care (MeHPriC) …

AO Adewuya, T Adewumi, O Momodu… - Psychological …, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThis study aimed to develop and test the feasibility of a primary care worker-led
psychological intervention as the main feature of a collaborative stepped care for depression …

Evaluation of a collaborative care model for integrated primary care of common mental disorders comorbid with chronic conditions in South Africa

I Petersen, A Bhana, LR Fairall, O Selohilwe, T Kathree… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background The rise in multimorbid chronic conditions in South Africa, large treatment gap
for common mental disorders (CMDs) and shortage of mental health specialists demands a …

Implementation and scale-up of integrated depression care in South Africa: an observational implementation research protocol

I Petersen, CG Kemp, D Rao… - Psychiatric …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Background: People with chronic general medical conditions who have comorbid
depression experience poorer health outcomes. This problem has received scant attention …

A group-based counselling intervention for depression comorbid with HIV/AIDS using a task shifting approach in South Africa: a randomized controlled pilot study

I Petersen, JH Hancock, A Bhana… - Journal of affective …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Co-morbid depression in HIV-positive patients on anti-retroviral (ART) treatment
poses a public health threat. It compromises treatment adherence and accelerates disease …

Collaborative care model for depression in rural Nepal: a mixed-methods implementation research study

P Rimal, N Choudhury, P Agrawal, M Basnet… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Despite carrying a disproportionately high burden of depression, patients in low-
income countries lack access to effective care. The collaborative care model (CoCM) has …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a task-sharing collaborative care model for identification and management of depressive symptoms in patients with hypertension attending …

I Petersen, L Fairall, B Zani, A Bhana… - Journal of Affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background We tested the real-world effectiveness of a collaborative task-sharing model on
depressive symptom reduction in hypertensive Primary Health Care (PHC) patients in South …