Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon

Harper Shehadeh, Melissa Joanne; Abi Ramia, Jinane; Cuijpers, Pim; El Chammay, Rabih; Heim, Eva; Kheir, Wissam; Saeed, Khalid; van Ommeren, Mark; van’t Hof, Edith; Watts, Sarah; Wenger, Andreas; Zoghbi, Edwina; Carswell, Kenneth

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00986

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Harper Shehadeh, M. J., Abi Ramia, J., Cuijpers, P., El Chammay, R., Heim, E., Kheir, W., Saeed, K., van Ommeren, M., van’t Hof, E., Watts, S., Wenger, A., Zoghbi, E., & Carswell, K. (2020). Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00986

Abstract

Background: E-mental health is an established mode of delivering treatment for common mental disorders in many high income countries. However, evidence of its effectiveness in lower income countries is lacking. This mixed methods study presents lessons learned and preliminary data on the feasibility of a minimally guided e-mental health intervention in Lebanon. The aim was to pilot test Step-by-Step, a WHO guided e-mental health intervention, and research methods prior to future, controlled testing.

Methods: Participants were recruit