Evaluation of a depression care model for the hill tribes: a family and community-based participatory research

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 563 - 8
• Main Authors: Singkhorn, Onnalin, Hamtanon, Pawadee, Moonpanane, Katemanee, Pitchalard, Khanittha, Sunsern, Rachanee, Leaungsomnapa, Yosapon, Phokhwang, Chananan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Bans; Care and treatment; Cognition disorders; Collaboration; Community; Community-based participatory research; Comorbidity; Depression; Depression, Mental; Diagnosis; Environmental aspects; Ethnic group; Focus groups; Group therapy; Health aspects; Hill tribes; Interpersonal relations; Intervention; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Minority group; Participant observation; Participation; Participatory research; Patients; Personal relationships; Prevention; Psychiatry; Psychological aspects; Psychosis; Public health; Questionnaires; Recruiting; Risk factors; Self help; Support groups; Tribes; Thailand; Community-based participatory research; Depression; Hill tribes; Minority group; Ethnic group

Even though, there is a particularly high prevalence of depression among individuals from the hill tribes in northern Thailand, they are unable to receive appropriate intervention due to cultural, transportation, communication, and legal barriers. Using community-based participatory research (CBPR),...