Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
6 SESSIONS trigger concordant weekly Interpersonal Therapy for Groups sessions
8 trigger discordant weekly Interpersonal Therapy for Groups sessions
Sponsors
StrongMinds
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons aged 18 years and over screened using the PHQ-9 and reported to have depression (cut off score of 10 and above on the PHQ-9), with two or more triggers of depression. Participants with at least two similar triggers out of the four IPT triggers to depressions will be included in the study. Participants must be fluent in either English or Luganda and be able to consent to participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons who state or carry reports indicating a previous diagnosis of intellectual disability, psychiatric disorder other than depression, or dementia, and those who are physically too unwell to participate in the interview will be excluded. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria but have impairments that hinder engagement with the research procedures for any reasons (is deaf or hard of hearing, speech, and visual impairment with no aids to see, unable to give consent will be excluded. Those who are not fluent in either spoken English or Luganda, Those under the age of 18, will also be excluded from the study. Study sites will be located in Luganda-speaking regions. Potential participants will receive a participant study information sheet or a verbal description of the study by any of the research assistants, according to their preference, and any of their questions will be answered. Written consent will be sought. Only those who give written informed consent will be recruited to the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PHQ-9 score change between pre- and post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WHOQOL-BREF score change between pre- and post-intervention ;WHODAS 2.0 score change between pre- and post-intervention | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Public ContactPETER BIRUNGI
STRONGMINDS GLOBAL
Outcome results
None listed