Symptom presentation, perceived causes, and help-seeking practices among adults receiving depression or anxiety care in Nepal: A qualitative study

• Nagendra P. Luitel ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: luitelnp@gmail.com

  Affiliations Research Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Center for Global Mental Health Equity, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Health, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-0205

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• Kriti Pudasaini,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Bishnu Lamichhane,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Kamal Gautam,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Research Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Center for Global Mental Health Equity, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Health, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Mark J.D. Jordans

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Research Department, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

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