Collaborative Interpersonal Psychotherapy for HIV-Positive Women in Kenya: A Case Study From the Mental Health, HIV and Domestic Violence (MIND) Study

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.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02320799.

Keywords: Africa; HIV; depression; interpersonal psychotherapy; mental health; non-specialist; women.

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IPT Treatment Schedule *For example, communication analysis, role-playing.