Collaborative Care for the Detection and Management of Depression Among Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa

Inclusion Criteria

• •Clinics:
• •1\) 40 nurse-led primary care clinics providing ART in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda and Bojonala districts of the North West Province, South Africa
• •Patients:
• •1. Age ≥ 18 years and
• •2. Receiving ART at the time of enrollment and
• •3. Depressive symptoms, as indicated by a total score of 9 or more on the PHQ-9 and
• •4. Planning to reside in the area for the next year and
• •5. Capable of actively engaging in an interviewer-administered questionnaire at the time of recruitment, six and twelve months later and
• •6. Written consent to participate in the study