Brief Intervention Models in Psychosis for Developing Countries (Asia and Africa)

Abstract

Although the epidemiological data are insufficient, there are reasons to believe that a high number of individuals in LAMIC are affected by psychotic disorders. There are also reasons to believe that the outcomes are not as positive as we once believed. Treatment strategies are at a very preliminary stage, with a focus on psycho pharmacological interventions. It is therefore not surprising that psychosocial interventions are not often reported from LAMIC. There is an underlying assumption that psychosocial interventions need to be culturally adapted for use in non-western cultures. There are significant barriers in providing psychosocial interventions in LMIC. The most notable of these barriers include time, distance, and resources. The limited work so far highlights many barriers to promote psychosocial interventions for this population and one way these might be overcome is by developing brief interventions for psychosis for these countries. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)