Psychological interventions for Common Mental Disorders for People Living With HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 830-839

  Chibanda, Dixon ^a   Cowan, Frances M ^b   Healy, Jessica L ^c   Abas, Melanie ^d   Lund, Crick ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b CeSHHAR Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

^c BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; Common mental disorders; Depression; Low and middle income countries

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISABILITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BUDDHISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MENTAL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930177855     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12500     Document Type: Review

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