Effectiveness of non-medical health worker-led counselling on psychological distress: a randomized controlled trial in rural Nepal.

Niina MarkkulaV LehtiP AdhikariS PeñaJ HelisteE MikkonenM RautanenE SalamaB Guragain

Published in: Global mental health (Cambridge, England) (2019)

Non-medical (lay) psychosocial counselling appears effective in reducing depressive symptoms, and its inclusion in mental health care should be considered in low-resource settings.

Keyphrases

healthcare
depressive symptoms
mental health
public health
randomized controlled trial
smoking cessation
systematic review
sleep quality
south africa
hiv testing
social support
health information
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected