led by lay health
counselors in primary care settings to improveoutcomes for people with depression and anxiety
disorders. The intervention consisted of case
management and psychosocial interventions
led by a trained lay health counselor, as well as
supervision by a mental health specialist and
medication from a primary care physician. The
trial found that patients in the intervention group
were more likely to have recovered at 6 months
than patients in the control group, and therefore
that an intervention by a trained lay counselor
can lead to an improvement in recovery from
depression (Patel et al, 2010).