Samantha Waterman|Elaine Hunter|Charles L. Cole|Lauren Evans|Neil Greenberg|G. James Rubin|Alison Beck
Training peers to treat Ebola centre workers with anxiety and depression in Sierra Leone
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust|South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust|University College London|South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust|King's College London|King's College London|South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
background following 2014 ebola virus disease evd outbreak west africa uk department international development funded south london maudsley national health service nhs develop psychological intervention exebola treatment centre etc staff could trained deliver peers improve mental health sierra leone aim two key aims assess feasibility training national team deliver cognitive behavioural therapy cbtbased group intervention evaluate effectiveness overall intervention within population methods uk clinicians travelled sierra leone train small team exetc staff threephased cbtbased intervention standardised clinical measures well bespoke measures applied participants intervention assess changes mental health symptomology effectiveness intervention results results found improvements across factors mental health bespoke measure phase 1 phase 3 additionally majority standardised clinical measures showed improvements phase 2 start phase 3 pre postphase 3 conclusion overall findings suggest possible train staff etcs deliver effective cbt interventions peers implications results discussed including suggestions future research clinical intervention implementation within population limitations research also addressed