Who is a community health worker?–a systematic review of definitions

A Olaniran, H Smith, R Unkels, S Bar-Zeev… - Global health …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play vital roles in
increasing coverage of basic health services. However, there is a need for a systematic …

WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide: a systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries

RC Keynejad, T Dua, C Barbui… - BMJ Ment …, 2018‏ - mentalhealth.bmj.com
Question Despite mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders being highly
prevalent, there is a worldwide gap between service need and provision. WHO launched its …

Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: a randomised …

RA Bryant, A Schafer, KS Dawson, D Anjuri… - PLoS …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological
morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although …

Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through volunteer peers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan

S Sikander, I Ahmad, N Atif, A Zaidi… - The Lancet …, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Thinking Healthy Programme (THP), which is endorsed by WHO,
is an evidence-based intervention for perinatal depression. We adapted THP for delivery by …

Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through peers: an individually randomised controlled trial in India

DC Fuhr, B Weobong, A Lazarus… - The Lancet …, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Thinking Healthy Programme (THP) is a psychological
intervention recommended for the treatment of perinatal depression. However, efforts to …

Innovative models in mental health delivery systems: task sharing care with non-specialist providers to close the mental health treatment gap

G Raviola, JA Naslund, SL Smith, V Patel - Current psychiatry reports, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Most people do not have access to adequate mental health
care, and lack of skilled human resources is a major factor. We provide a narrative review of …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health interventions by lay counsellors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Connolly, M Vanchu-Orosco, J Warner… - Bulletin of the World …, 2021‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of community-based mental health interventions
by professionally trained, lay counsellors in low-and middle-income countries. Methods We …

Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐and middle‐income countries

A Ussif, R Singh, U Shahmalak… - Cochrane database …, 2021‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background Community‐based primary‐level workers (PWs) are an important strategy for
addressing gaps in mental health service delivery in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan

J Maselko, AK Hagaman, LM Bates, S Bhalotra… - Social Science & …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The contribution of fathers to child development and maternal mental health is increasingly
acknowledged, although research on this topic outside of high income countries is limited …

Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan

J Maselko, S Sikander, EL Turner, LM Bates… - The Lancet …, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
Background Maternal depression has a recurring course that can influence offspring
outcomes. Evidence on how to treat maternal depression to improve longer-term maternal …