Mental Health Care Support in Rural India: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More than 150 million people in India need mental health care but few have access to affordable care, especially in rural areas.

Objective

To determine whether a multifaceted intervention involving a digital health care model along with a community-based antistigma campaign leads to reduced depression risk and lower mental health-related stigma among adults residing in rural India.

Design, setting, and participants

This parallel, cluster randomized, usual care-controlled trial was conducted from September 2020 to December 2021 with blinded follow-up assessments at 3, 6, and 12 months at 44 rural primary health centers across 3 districts in Haryana and Andhra Pradesh states in India. Adults aged 18 years and older at high risk of depression or self-harm defi

SUBMITTER: Maulik PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11325245 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature