Lloyd Dzapasi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7784432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lloyd Dzapasi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lloyd |
| FAMILY NAME | Dzapasi |
| SIGNATURE | DZAPASI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Effect of a brief psychological intervention for common mental disorders on HIV viral suppression
Background For people living with co-morbid HIV and common mental disorders (CMD), it is not known whether a brief psychological intervention for CMD can improve HIV viral suppression. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study in eight primary care clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe, enrolling adults with co-morbid HIV and CMD. Six clinics provided the Friendship Bench (FB), a brief psychological intervention for CMD based on problem-solving thera…
Living with psychosis in West and Southeast Africa
As part of the formative work of the SUCCEED Africa consortium, we followed a participatory process to identify existing gaps and resources needed for the development and implementation of a rights-based intervention for people with lived experience of psychosis in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. In 2021, we conducted a desk review of published and grey literature on psychosis in the four SUCCEED countries. Using an adapted version of…
Child play and caregiver support to promote convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe
Children hospitalised for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a high risk of mortality, relapse and rehospitalisation following hospital discharge. Current approaches fail to promote convalescence, or to address the underlying social determinants of SAM, meaning that restoration of long-term health, growth and neurodevelopment is not achieved. Although guidelines recommend play and stimulation to promote recovery, most caregivers are not support…
The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women
VHW-delivered problem-solving therapy and peer-support was acceptable and showed promising results in this pilot evaluation, leading to quantitative and qualitative improvements in mental health among rural Zimbabwean women. Scale-up of the Friendship Bench in rural areas would help close the treatment gap for common mental disorders
Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe
pactr.org ldentifier: PACTR201410000876178
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Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe
pactr.org ldentifier: PACTR201410000876178
The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women
VHW-delivered problem-solving therapy and peer-support was acceptable and showed promising results in this pilot evaluation, leading to quantitative and qualitative improvements in mental health among rural Zimbabwean women. Scale-up of the Friendship Bench in rural areas would help close the treatment gap for common mental disorders
Effect of a brief psychological intervention for common mental disorders on HIV viral suppression
Background For people living with co-morbid HIV and common mental disorders (CMD), it is not known whether a brief psychological intervention for CMD can improve HIV viral suppression. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study in eight primary care clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe, enrolling adults with co-morbid HIV and CMD. Six clinics provided the Friendship Bench (FB), a brief psychological intervention for CMD based on problem-solving thera…
Living with psychosis in West and Southeast Africa
As part of the formative work of the SUCCEED Africa consortium, we followed a participatory process to identify existing gaps and resources needed for the development and implementation of a rights-based intervention for people with lived experience of psychosis in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. In 2021, we conducted a desk review of published and grey literature on psychosis in the four SUCCEED countries. Using an adapted version of…
Child play and caregiver support to promote convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe
Children hospitalised for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a high risk of mortality, relapse and rehospitalisation following hospital discharge. Current approaches fail to promote convalescence, or to address the underlying social determinants of SAM, meaning that restoration of long-term health, growth and neurodevelopment is not achieved. Although guidelines recommend play and stimulation to promote recovery, most caregivers are not support…
Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (2 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works)