Evaluating implementation research outcomes for a task-sharing mental health intervention: A systematic review of the Friendship Bench

Common mental disorders (CMDs) are a leading cause of burden and disability globally. Approximately 75% of those living with CMDs reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and up to 90% of those needing mental health care do not receive it. The Friendship Bench is a task-sharing mental hea...

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Published in:	Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
Main Authors:	John Patena, Deborah Adenikinju, Priyanka Lanka, Tania Hameed, Sumedha Kulkarni, Nana Osei-Tutu, Sophia Zuniga, Christina Ruan, Shivani Shenoy, Diksha Thakkar, Elizabeth Noble, Brian Angulo, Dorice Vieira, Joyce Gyamfi, Emmanuel Peprah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Subjects:	implementation research outcome mental health common mental disorder task-sharing Friendship Bench
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425125100253/type/journal_article

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