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This trial tested two approaches to treating depression in primary health clinics in Goa, India. The first approach offered a brief, evidence-based talk therapy called the Healthy Activity Program (HAP) delivered by trained health workers at local clinics. The second approach combined the same clinic-based therapy with additional community support led by volunteers in villages to encourage people to seek and complete treatment.
Many people with depression do not receive treatment, even when it is available. This trial investigated whether adding community-based efforts to increase awareness and encourage people to seek help at clinics could close this treatment gap and help more people complete their depression care.
Participants were screened for depression at their local health center. If they qualified, those in the clinic-only group received a brief therapy program called HAP delivered by a trained health worker over several sessions. Those in the community plus clinic group received the same therapy, plus additional support from community volunteers who worked to increase awareness about depression treatment in their villages. All participants were assessed at the start and finish to measure changes in depression severity and whether they completed treatment.
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