Effectiveness of WHO mhGAP-IG in identification and management of depression by primary level non-specialist health workers – protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial from India

Archana Siddaiah, Harshal Sathe, Uttara Chari, Madhu Mitha Manivannan, Roshan Rathod, Ashwini Kudlekar, Abhishek Urkude, Bharat Kalidindi, Dhinagaran Devadass, Rajini Parthasarathy, Rameshwar Paradkar, Sally John, Abhishek Raut, John Michael Raj, Triptish Bhatia, R. P. Beniwal, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Johnson Pradeep Ruben, Smita Deshpande

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7
Published: 2026-07-02
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7,
  title = {Effectiveness of WHO mhGAP-IG in identification and management of depression by primary level non-specialist health workers – protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial from India},
  author = {Archana Siddaiah and Harshal Sathe and Uttara Chari and Madhu Mitha Manivannan and Roshan Rathod and Ashwini Kudlekar and Abhishek Urkude and Bharat Kalidindi and Dhinagaran Devadass and Rajini Parthasarathy and Rameshwar Paradkar and Sally John and Abhishek Raut and John Michael Raj and Triptish Bhatia and R. P. Beniwal and Samir Kumar Praharaj and Johnson Pradeep Ruben and Smita Deshpande},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Public Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effectiveness of WHO mhGAP-IG in identification and management of depression by primary level non-specialist health workers – protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial from India
AU  - Archana Siddaiah
AU  - Harshal Sathe
AU  - Uttara Chari
AU  - Madhu Mitha Manivannan
AU  - Roshan Rathod
AU  - Ashwini Kudlekar
AU  - Abhishek Urkude
AU  - Bharat Kalidindi
AU  - Dhinagaran Devadass
AU  - Rajini Parthasarathy
AU  - Rameshwar Paradkar
AU  - Sally John
AU  - Abhishek Raut
AU  - John Michael Raj
AU  - Triptish Bhatia
AU  - R. P. Beniwal
AU  - Samir Kumar Praharaj
AU  - Johnson Pradeep Ruben
AU  - Smita Deshpande
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Public Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7
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Siddaiah, A., Sathe, H., Chari, U., Manivannan, M. M., Rathod, R., Kudlekar, A., Urkude, A., Kalidindi, B., Devadass, D., Parthasarathy, R., Paradkar, R., John, S., Raut, A., Raj, J. M., Bhatia, T., Beniwal, R. P., Praharaj, S. K., Ruben, J. P., & Deshpande, S. (2026). Effectiveness of WHO mhGAP-IG in identification and management of depression by primary level non-specialist health workers – protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial from India. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28263-7

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