Acceptability and feasibility of a task-shifted collaborative care model for depression and anxiety in primary HIV clinics in the Philippines: a qualitative inquiry
We found the CoCM to be acceptable among study participants. Recommendations included capacity building for HIV providers, collaborations within and across clinics to facilitate access to psychiatrists, clear management protocols, and pilot testing. Mental health and HIV care coverage within national policies should be amended to allow for non-mental health specialists to provide low-intensity therapies. Closer partnerships among HIV and mental health policy makers would improve integration implementation.
Authors
- Rossana Ditangco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6105-2249)
- Jennifer J. Mootz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8201-4518)
- Timothy John R. Dizon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3359-4947)
- Maria Isabel E Melgar
- Annette H. Sohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0209-3285)
- Anna Maureen Dungca-Lorilla
- Roxanne Emily Tanuecoz
Institutions
- Ateneo de Manila University (PH)
- Asia Foundation (US)
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (PH)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12703-y
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Fogarty International Center