dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-24T07:22:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-24T07:22:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Judith Bass, Richard Neugebauer,kathleen F. Clougherty, Helen Verdeli, Priya Wickramaratne, Lincoln Ndogoni, Liesbeth Speelman, Myrna Weissman,paul Bolton,Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: 6-month outcomes: Randomised controlled trial;The British Journal of Psychiatry (2006) 188: 567-573 doi: 10.1192/bjp.188.6.567 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/188/6/567.short#cited-by | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/38724 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background A randomised controlled trial comparing group interpersonal psychotherapy with treatment as usual among rural Ugandans meeting symptom and functional impairment criteria for DSM–IV major depressive disorder or sub-threshold disorder showed evidence of effectiveness immediately following the intervention.
Aims To assess the long-term effectiveness of this therapy over a subsequent 6-month period.
Method A follow-up study of trial participants was conducted in which the primary outcomes were depression diagnosis, depressive symptoms and functional impairment.
Results At 6 months, participants receiving the group interpersonal psychotherapy had mean depression symptom and functional impairment scores respectively 14.0 points (95% CI 12.2–15.8; P<0.0001) and 5.0 points (95% CI 3.6–6.4; P<0.0001) lower than the control group. Similarly, the rate of major depression among those in the treatment arm (11.7%) was significantly lower than that in the control arm (54.9%) (P<0.0001).
Conclusions Participation in a 16-week group interpersonal psychotherapy intervention continued to confer a substantial mental health benefit 6 months after conclusion of the formal intervention. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: 6-month outcomes: Randomised controlled trial | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en |