Measurement-based Care for Depression in Resource-Poor Settings
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Depression is often the most prevalent mental health problem among people living with HIV
(PLWH) worldwide, and if not adequately treated, it may impair response to antiretroviral
treatment (ART) and the ability of individuals to adhere to medications and healthy behavior.
Most patients with depression receiving ART in the poorest countries of the world are left
untreated because no systematic approach or expertise is available. This study adapts an
evidence-based model of depression care (Measurement-Based Care - MBC) using auxiliary HIV
clinic staff, and tests feasibility and assesses costs among HIV positive patients beginning
ART in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.