Technology-assisted peer therapy: a new way of delivering evidence-based psychological interventions

• Main Authors: Najia Atif (Author), Huma Nazir (Author), Zoone Hasan Sultan (Author), Rabia Rauf (Author), Ahmed Waqas (Author), Abid Malik (Author), Siham Sikander (Author), Atif Rahman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract In low-income settings, ninety percent of individuals with clinical depression have no access to evidence-based psychological interventions. Reasons include lack of funds for specialist services, scarcity of trained mental health professionals, and the stigma attached to mental illness. In...