Comparing implementation strategies for training and supervising nonspecialists in Group Problem Management Plus: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in Colombia

• DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2024.95
• Publication Date: 2024-10-22T10:23:29Z
• Authors: M. Claire Greene; Diany Castellar; Manaswi Sangraula; Natalia Camargo; Jennifer Diaz; Valeria Meriño; Lucy Miller-Suchet; Ana Maria Chamorr...; Marcela Venegas; Maria Cristobal; David Chávez; Brandon Kohrt; Peter Ventevogel; Miguel Uribe; Marilyn DeLuca; James Shultz; Zelde Espinel; Leslie Snider; Lisa Marsch; Sara Romero; Monica Ferrer; Abel Guerrero Gon...; Camilo Ramirez; Ana Maria Trejos ...; Matthew Schojan; Annie G. Bonz; Adam Brown
• Keywords: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; migrants; Colombia; Group PM+; refugees; task sharing; RC321-571; Research Article

Migrants and refugees face elevated risks for mental health problems but have limited access to services. This study compared two strategies training supervising nonspecialists deliver a scalable psychological intervention, Group Problem Management Plus (gPM+), in northern Colombia. Adult women who reported distress functional impairment were randomized receive gPM+ delivered by received supervision by: 1) psychologist (