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Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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  • Vikram Patel
  • Gregory Simon
  • Neerja Chowdhary
  • Sylvia Kaaya
  • Ricardo Araya

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In the first in a series of six articles on packages of care for mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, Neerja Chowdary and colleagues discuss the treatment of depression.

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  • Vikram Patel & Gregory Simon & Neerja Chowdhary & Sylvia Kaaya & Ricardo Araya, 2009. "Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(10), pages 1-7, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000159
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000159
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    1. Muhammad Naseem Khan & Mukesh Dherani & Anna Chiumento & Najia Atif & Katie Bristow & Siham Sikander & Atif Rahman, 2017. "Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a local psycho-educational intervention for pregnant women with common mental problems affected by armed conflict in Swat, Pakistan: A parallel randomized c," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 63(8), pages 724-735, December.
    2. Matthew W. Ridley & Gautam Rao & Frank Schilbach & Vikram H. Patel, 2020. "Poverty, Depression, and Anxiety: Causal Evidence and Mechanisms," NBER Working Papers 27157, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Christina George & Anoop RN Lalitha & Abish Antony & Arun V Kumar & KS Jacob, 2016. "Antenatal depression in coastal South India: Prevalence and risk factors in the community," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 62(2), pages 141-147, March.
    4. Sujit D Rathod & Mary J De Silva & Joshua Ssebunnya & Erica Breuer & Vaibhav Murhar & Nagendra P Luitel & Girmay Medhin & Fred Kigozi & Rahul Shidhaye & Abebaw Fekadu & Mark Jordans & Vikram Patel & M, 2016. "Treatment Contact Coverage for Probable Depressive and Probable Alcohol Use Disorders in Four Low- and Middle-Income Country Districts: The PRIME Cross-Sectional Community Surveys," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-15, September.
    5. Yitbarek Kidane Woldetensay & Tefera Belachew & Markos Tesfaye & Kathryn Spielman & Hans Konrad Biesalski & Eva Johanna Kantelhardt & Veronika Scherbaum, 2018. "Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression in pregnant women: Afaan Oromo version," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-15, February.

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