INtegrating DEPrEssioN and Diabetes treatmENT (INDEPENDENT) Study
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Clinic

      To provide better care and preventive services for people with both depression and diabetes,
      the investigators propose to develop and test whether interventions to reduce depressive
      symptoms can be integrated into routine diabetes clinics in India. The investigators will
      gather feedback from patients in India through focus group discussions and individual
      interviews so they can culturally-adapt a model of combined depression and diabetes care. The
      investigators will then evaluate the effectiveness and costs of this care model in a trial at
      three diabetes clinics in India. It is expected that results from this study can guide how to
      incorporate mental health care into routine diabetes clinics in low-resource settings.
    
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