Local perceptions of the impact of group interpersonal psychotherapy in rural Uganda.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Volume: 3

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Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University, Park Avenue, th Floor Reception, New York, NY, USA. Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA. Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, West th Street, New York, NY, USA. Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA. World Vision Uganda, Plot B, Nakasero Road, P.O. Box Kampala, Uganda. Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, River Road, Suite Wilton, CT, USA. World Vision East Africa Regional Office, P.O. Box - Karen, Nairobi, Kenya. Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, West th Street, New York, NY, USA.

Abstract summary 

This study investigated local perceptions of changes stemming from a long-standing Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) program for the treatment of depression in rural Uganda. The study was conducted in a low-income, severely HIV/AIDS-affected area where in 2001 the prevalence of depression was estimated at 21% among adults.Data were collected using free-listing and key informant qualitative interviews. A convenience sample of 60 free-list respondents was selected from among IPT-G participants, their families, and other community members from 10 Ugandan villages. Twenty-two key informants and six IPT-G facilitators were also interviewed.Content analysis yielded five primary categories of change in the community related to the IPT-G program: (1) improved school attendance for children; (2) improved productivity; (3) improved sanitation in communities; (4) greater cohesion among community members; and (5) reduced conflict in families. Community members and IPT-G facilitators suggested that as depression remitted, IPT-G participants became more hopeful, motivated and productive.Results suggest that providing treatment for depression in communities with high depression prevalence rates may lead to positive changes in a range of non-mental health outcomes.

Authors & Co-authors:  Lewandowski Bolton Feighery Bass Hamba Haroz Stavrou Ndogoni Jean-Pierre Verdeli

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Citations :  Bass J, Neugebauer R, Clougherty KF, Verdeli H, Wickramaratne P, Ndogoni L, Speelman L, Weissman M, Bolton P (2006). Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry 288, 567–573.
Authors :  10
Identifiers
Doi : e23
SSN : 2054-4251
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Community;Uganda;community impact;depression;education;group interpersonal psychotherapy;low and middle-income countries (LMICs);rapid ethnographic assessment
Study Design
Study Approach
Qualitative
Country of Study
Uganda
Publication Country
England