Intervention development for the indicated prevention of depression in later life: the "DIL" protocol in Goa, India.

ABSTRACT: Because depression is a major source of the global burden of illness- related disability, developing effective strategies for reducing its incidence is an important public health priority, especially in low-income countries, where resources for treating depression are scarce. We describe in this report an intervention development project, funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health, to address "indicated" prevention of depression in older adults attending rural and urban primary care clinics in Goa, India. Specifically, participants in the "DIL" ("Depression in Later Life") trial were older adults living with mild, subsyndromal symptoms of depression and anxiety and thus at substantial risk for transitioning to fully syndromal major depression and anxiety disorders. Building upon

SUBMITTER: Dias A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647889 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature