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Title: Feasibility and acceptability of lay counsellor-delivered single-session therapy: a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot cohort study protocol.
Authors: Shava BK; Research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe beatrice.shava@friendshipbench.io., Dambi J; Research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mushonga RH; Mental Health Unit, University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe., Takaona T; Strategic Information and Evaluation, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Dzapasi L; Livelihoods, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mashunye T; Programs and Government Relations, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mukoki CM; Programs and Government Relations, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Tumbare E; CEO, Friendship Bench, Harare, Zimbabwe., Verhey R; Global, Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe., Chibanda D; Global, Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.; Mental Health Unit, University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.; Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK.
Source: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2026 Jun 23; Vol. 16 (6), pp. e115514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 23.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Pragmatic Clinical Trial
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