The end of the trial: Perspectives on cognitive processing therapy from community-based providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT: Despite calls forincreased mental health programming in low-resource and humanitarian contexts and effectiveness trials of psychotherapy in these settings, little research exists on the extent to which providers and recipients continue to practice skills learned during trials of these programs. To understand if and how providers continued to use mental health intervention skills without ongoing institutional support following the completion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we analyzed data from semistructured interviews with six of seven providers who participated in an RCT of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) in the Democratic Republic of Congo 7 years prior. Provider interviews revealed continued knowledge of and, in some cases, the practice of core CPT skills as well as efforts

SUBMITTER: Lakin DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature