Cost-effectiveness of psychological intervention within services for depression delivered by primary care workers in Nepal: economic evaluation of a randomized control trial.

Luke R AldridgeN P LuitelMark J D Jordans Judith K BassB Patenaude

Published in: Global mental health (Cambridge, England) (2022)

Providing HAP within integrated depression services in Chitwan was cost-effective, if not highly cost-effective. Efforts to scale up integrated services in Nepal and similar contexts should consider including evidence-based psychological interventions as a part of cost-effective mental healthcare for depression.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
mental health
randomized controlled trial
tertiary care
affordable care act
general practice
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