This article published in PLOS Global Public Health offers an overview of 10 psychological interventions that have demonstrated effectiveness when delivered by non-specialists in low-resource settings for adults.
It covers cognitive processing therapy, common elements treatment approach, counseling for alcohol problems, friendship bench, group interpersonal therapy, healthy activity program, problem management plus, self-help plus, step-by-step, and the thinking healthy programme.
This article, along with its visual summaries, serves as a guide to support selection of psychological interventions based on population needs, mental health conditions, and available resources.
Recommended citation:
Rangel R, Brown AD, Galea JT, Rai S, Ross N, Raji M, et al. (2025) A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings. PLOS Glob Public Health 5(11): e0005123. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005123