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There have been significant gains in understanding both the effectiveness of mental health treatments and implementation methods that increase sustainability and build capacity (e.g., task-shifting) in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, there continue to be barriers in providing and scaling up mental health services in low resourced settings. This chapter will examine how transdiagnostic approaches may help to bridge the mental health treatment gap in LMIC. We begin by defining and delineating different transdiagnostic approaches. Then we discuss the potential benefits of such approaches in LMIC. Next, we review treatments found to be effective in LMIC, taking a critical look at intervention outcomes across multiple common mental health problems. Collectively, mental health treatments utilizing lay community workers show promise, with flexible, multiproblem approaches showing the largest

Author

Kristina L. Metz; Caleb J. Figge; Michelle E. Alto; Jeremy C. Kane; Laura K. Murray

Publisher

Springer

Published

2021

Language

EN