Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Vikram Patel; Gregory Simon; Neerja Chowdhary; Sylvia Kaaya; Ricardo Araya

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000159

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Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Vikram Patel,

Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Sangath, Alto-Porvorim, Goa, India
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Gregory Simon,

Affiliation Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Neerja Chowdhary ,

* E-mail: neerjachowdhary@hotmail.com

Affiliation Sangath, Alto-Porvorim, Goa, India
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Sylvia Kaaya,

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Ricardo Araya

Affiliation Academic Unit of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Vikram Patel,
Gregory Simon,
Neerja Chowdhary,
Sylvia Kaaya,
Ricardo Araya

Published: October 6, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000159

About the Authors

Vikram Patel

Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Sangath, Alto-Porvorim, Goa, India

Gregory Simon

Affiliation Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Neerja Chowdhary

* E-mail: neerjachowdhary@hotmail.com

Affiliation Sangath, Alto-Porvorim, Goa, India

Sylvia Kaaya

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ricardo Araya

Affiliation Academic Unit of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: VP GS NC SK RA. Wrote the first draft of the paper: VP. Contributed to the writing of the paper: VP GS NC SK RA.

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