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Comment
. 2022 Jan 22;399(10322):343-345.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02736-7. Epub 2021 Dec 17.

Scale up task-sharing of psychological therapies

Vikram Patel  1
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Scale up task-sharing of psychological therapies

Vikram Patel. Lancet. .
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Conflict of interest statement

I am the leader of the EMPOWER initiative and acknowledge the support of the National Institute of Mental Health, the Wellcome Trust, the Surgo Foundation, the Natasha Mueller Foundation, the Tata Trusts, the Well-Being Trust, the Lone Star Prize, and Grand Challenges Canada towards the research on scaling up psychological treatments and EMPOWER. I thank Steve Hollon and Pim Cuijpers for their comments on an earlier draft of this Comment.

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