What is it about?
PTSD is a global mental health concern, especially in low-resourced countries such as South Africa. We have shown, for the first time in South Africa, that students and community members can be trained to deliver a brief exposure therapy for PTSD in a low-resourced community. This paper also highlights the challenges and opportunities of implementing exposure therapy in a community setting.
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Why is it important?
We demonstrate the feasibility of training community members and student counsellors to implement evidence-based exposure therapy for PTSD in a community setting. We also highlight the importance of mental health literacy as a facilitator or barrier to treatment engagement in culturally diverse settings.
Perspectives
We hope this article will be a guide and motivator to continue the dissemination and implementation of effective trauma therapies in broader community settings accross the world.
Duane Booysen
Rhodes University
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This page is a summary of: Task-shifting of prolonged exposure for primary care (PE-PC) for PTSD in a semirural setting in South Africa: A pilot implementation study., Psychological Services, August 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000896.
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