Reducing the treatment gap for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Africa: lessons from the Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045796016001128
Abstract: Mental, neurological and substance use disorders (MNS) are a leading cause of disability in Africa. In response to the large treatment gap for MNS, a growing body of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) is emerging from Africa;… read more here.
Keywords: treatment gap; use; treatment; friendship bench ... See more keywords
"Seeing a Brighter Future" - Experiences of Adolescents with Common Mental Disorders Receiving the Problem-Solving Therapy "Youth Friendship Bench" in Zimbabwe.
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DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2021.1924323
Abstract: In Zimbabwe common mental disorders are prevalent among adolescents and the treatment gap is large. The recently introduced Youth Friendship Bench intervention (YouFB) addresses this gap by task-shifting youth lay health workers to offer a… read more here.
Keywords: solving therapy; youth friendship; problem solving; mental disorders ... See more keywords
Optimising implementation strategies of the first scaleup of a primary care psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods study protocol for the optimised Friendship Bench (OptFB)
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045481
Abstract: 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, task-shifting psychological intervention called the Friendship Bench (FB). The task-shifted… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; research; implementation; friendship bench ... See more keywords