Richard Gater|Waquas Waheed|Nusrat Husain|Barbara Tomenson|Saadia Aseem|Francis Creed
Social intervention for British Pakistani women with depression: randomised controlled trial
University of Manchester|Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust|Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust|Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust|Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust|University of Manchester
background british pakistani women high prevalence depression reported psychosocial interventions depression ethnic minorities uk aims determine efficacy social group intervention compared antidepressants whether combination two efficacious either alone method total 123 women depression participated primary carebased cluster randomised controlled trial isrctn19172148 outcome measures severity depression hamilton rating scale depression social functioning satisfaction 3 9 months results greater improvement depression social intervention group combined treatment group compared receiving antidepressants alone fell short significance significantly greater improvement social functioning social intervention combined treatment groups antidepressant group 3 9 months conclusions pakistani women depression found social groups acceptable social function satisfaction improved received social treatment compared receipt antidepressants alone