Thinking local, thinking healthy: Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme in Nepal
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This paper describes the cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in Nepal using the mhCACI framework. It details modifications such as reducing session frequency, simplifying language, and training Female Community Health Volunteers to deliver the intervention. The resource is relevant for clinicians and researchers interested in adapting global mental health interventions for low-resource settings.
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- Prasansa Subba (University of Copenhagen), Pragya Shrestha, Rupa Rai (Tribhuvan University), Sapana Subedi (Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences), Nagendra Luitel, Atif Rahman (University of Liverpool), Siham Sikander (University of Liverpool), Najia Atif (Human Development Research Foundation)
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- 2025-12-29
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- 10.1017/gmh.2025.10127
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@article{allodium:1ebe677907f74ea5,
title = {Thinking local, thinking healthy: Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme in Nepal},
author = {Prasansa Subba and Pragya Shrestha and Rupa Rai and Sapana Subedi and Nagendra Luitel and Atif Rahman and Siham Sikander and Najia Atif},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1017/gmh.2025.10127},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10127}
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TY - JOUR TI - Thinking local, thinking healthy: Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme in Nepal AU - Subba, Prasansa AU - Shrestha, Pragya AU - Rai, Rupa AU - Subedi, Sapana AU - Luitel, Nagendra AU - Rahman, Atif AU - Sikander, Siham AU - Atif, Najia PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1017/gmh.2025.10127 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10127 ER -
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Subba, P., Shrestha, P., Rai, R., Subedi, S., Luitel, N., Rahman, A., Sikander, S., & Atif, N. (2025). Thinking local, thinking healthy: Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme in Nepal. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10127
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