Improving access to evidence-based interventions for trauma-exposed adults in low-and middle-income countries

Kaminer, Debra; Booysen, Duane D; Ellis, Kate; Kristensen, Christian H; Patel, Anushka R; Robjant, Katy; Sardana, Srishti

Title: Improving access to evidence-based interventions for trauma-exposed adults in low-and middle-income countries
Creator: Kaminer, Debra
Creator: Booysen, Duane D
Creator: Ellis, Kate
Creator: Kristensen, Christian H
Creator: Patel, Anushka R
Creator: Robjant, Katy
Creator: Sardana, Srishti
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2024
Date: 2024
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/454095
Identifier: vital:75309
Identifier: xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23031"
Description: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the mental health consequences of trauma exposure pose a substantial personal, societal, and economic burden. Yet, the significant need for evidence-based mental health treatment remains largely unmet. To unlock the potential for mental health care for trauma survivors in lower-resource contexts, it is critical to map treatment barriers and identify strategies to improve access to evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and scalable interventions. This review, based on an International Society for Traumatic Stress (ISTSS) briefing paper, describes the treatment gap facing adults with traumatic stress in LMICs and identifies the barriers that contribute to this gap. We then highlight strategies for enhancing access to effective treatments for these populations, including task-sharing, the use of culturally adapted and multiproblem interventions, and digital tools to scale access to appropriate care. Finally, we offer recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and service providers to guide an agenda for action to close the treatment gap for trauma survivors in LMICs.
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Format: online resource
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Format: 1 online resource (11 pages)
Format: pdf
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Traumatic Stress
Relation: Kaminer, D., Booysen, D., Ellis, K., Kristensen, C.H., Patel, A.R., Robjant, K. and Sardana, S., 2024. Improving access to evidence-based interventions for trauma-exposed adults in low-and middle-income countries. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
Relation: Journal of Traumatic Stress 1573-6598
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