Development of a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention among pregnant women in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT: In rural, poor, largely illiterate Pujehun District of Sierra Leone there were no interventions available for perinatal depression (PND). To address this need, Project Peanut Butter established a counseling service. This process included selection and training of counselors and the creation, initiation and implementation of a standardized curriculum for counseling services. The screening tool was an adapted Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (aPHQ-9). The PHQ-9 is validated and used worldwide. aPHQ-9 scores range from 0 to 27, with a score ≥ 9 used to define eligibility for counseling. The screening tool is administered by a counselor. A culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) curriculum was developed, designed to mitigate the adverse consequences of dysphoria and empower parti

SUBMITTER: Lee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442587 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature