A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings
Overview
This paper provides an overview of ten manualized psychological interventions demonstrated to be effective when delivered by non-specialists in low-resource settings for adults. It details the specific conditions each intervention targets, such as depression or substance use, along with practical considerations regarding treatment duration and required training time. The resource is designed to assist clinicians and program planners in selecting appropriate interventions based on population needs and available resources.
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- Ruta Brazinskaite (George Washington University), Adam D. Brown (New School), Jerome T. Galea (University of South Florida), Sauharda Rai (George Washington University), Nathaniel Ross (New School), Mansurat Raji (Johns Hopkins University), Pragya Shrestha (Kathmandu University), Bryan Cheng (Columbia University), Josephine Akellot (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Brandon A. Kohrt (George Washington University)
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- 2025-11-21
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- 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123
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@article{allodium:0d6cd419af864cb0,
title = {A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings},
author = {Ruta Brazinskaite and Adam D. Brown and Jerome T. Galea and Sauharda Rai and Nathaniel Ross and Mansurat Raji and Pragya Shrestha and Bryan Cheng and Josephine Akellot and Brandon A. Kohrt},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings AU - Brazinskaite, Ruta AU - Brown, Adam D. AU - Galea, Jerome T. AU - Rai, Sauharda AU - Ross, Nathaniel AU - Raji, Mansurat AU - Shrestha, Pragya AU - Cheng, Bryan AU - Akellot, Josephine AU - Kohrt, Brandon A. PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123 ER -
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Brazinskaite, R., Brown, A. D., Galea, J. T., Rai, S., Ross, N., Raji, M., Shrestha, P., Cheng, B., Akellot, J., & Kohrt, B. A. (2025). A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123
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