Improving psychotherapies offered in public hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya: extending practice-based research model for LMICs

Improving psychotherapies offered in public hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya: extending practice-based research model for LMICs

Abstract Background Psychotherapy and mental health services in Nairobi’s public hospitals are increasing. Rather than prematurely imposing psychotherapy protocols developed in Western countries to Kenya, we argue that first studying psychological interventions as they are practiced may generate und...

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Main Authors: Manasi Kumar, Mary Wangari Kuria, Caleb Joseph Othieno, Fredrik Falkenström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Subjects:
Psychotherapies
Mental illness
Practice-informed research
Implementation challenges
Kenya
Poverty
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-018-0254-7

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