id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-337816-ivj1imsk Patel, Vikram Empowering global mental health in the time of Covid19 2020-05-20 .txt text/plain 1983 69 45 The impressive body of evidence generated by global mental health researchers has generated a range of innovative strategies aimed at addressing the structural barriers to the scaling up of psychosocial therapies, notably the demonstration that pared down 'elements' of complex psychological treatments packages can be just as effective as standardized treatment protocols (for e.g. behavioural activation for depression, compared with cognitive behaviour treatments); that providers can be trained to learn a library of such 'elements' targeting specific types of mental health experiences (for example, mood problems, anxiety problems, trauma related problems) and to use simple decision making algorithms to 'match' patients' problems with specific treatments elements; that one does not require a formal diagnosis to trigger care, greatly simplifying the dissemination of effective treatments; that these pared down treatments elements and trans-diagnostic protocols can be effectively delivered by non-specialist "therapists", such as community health workers; that these delivery models are highly acceptable to consumers; show recovery rates comparable to specialist care models, and economic analyses show they are excellent value for money (Kohrt et al., 2018; Singla et al., 2017) . ./cache/cord-337816-ivj1imsk.txt ./txt/cord-337816-ivj1imsk.txt