Collaborative Interpersonal Psychotherapy for HIV‐Positive Women in Kenya: A Case Study From the Mental Health, HIV and Domestic Violence (MIND) Study. Issue 8 (27th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Opiyo, Elizabeth; Ongeri, Linnet; Rota, Grace; Verdeli, Helen; Neylan, Thomas; Meffert, Susan
• Other Names: Verdeli Helen guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical psychology. Volume 72:Issue 8(2016:Aug.)
• Page Start: 779
• Page End: 783
• Publication Date: 2016-07-27
• Subjects: HIV -- depression -- women -- Africa -- mental health -- non‐specialist -- interpersonal psychotherapy; Psychology -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22359
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9762

Abstract

Abstract : We examine the efficacy of nonspecialists delivering interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) to HIV‐positive (HIV+) women. We describe a case in which local personnel without prior mental health training delivered IPT for the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in an HIV+ woman who reported experiencing gender‐based violence and was enrolled in HIV care at the Family AIDS, Care, Education and Services program in Kisumu, Kenya.