Six-Week Problem Area-Concordant vs 8-Week Problem Area-Discordant Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Depression is a prevalent mental health condition contributing to morbidity worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends group-based interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) for first-line depression treatment in resource-constrained settings. Standard of care in the study context is 8 to 12 weekly sessions in groups with a mix of depression problem areas (eg, grief, life changes, loneliness, conflict).

Objective

To investigate whether grouping participants with a common depression problem area (problem area-concordant) using shortened IPT-G (6 sessions) is noninferior to grouping participants with a mix of problem areas (problem area-discordant) using standard IPT-G (8 sessions) in Uganda.

Design, setting, and participants

This noninferiority rando

SUBMITTER: Kasujja R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12004200 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature