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[Comment] Beyond task sharing: the next step for global mental health

Authors
Laura Shields-Zeeman, Felix Bolinski
Journal
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publication date
2026-08-03
Source
rss_lancet_psy
Original record ID
270238
Summary status
error
Analysis status
error
Original last updated
2026-08-17T07:49:44.000Z

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Abstract

More than two decades of trials have established that brief psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialists reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and task-sharing is now central to global mental health efforts.1 Yet, these interventions have mostly been evaluated as packages, with different bundles of techniques whose individual contributions are difficult to separate.