Local Perceptions of the Impact of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Rural Uganda

Eric Lewandowski R^1*, Lena Verdeli¹, Annie Feighery², Judy Bass³, Cephas Hamba⁴, Emily Haroz³, Vivi Stavrou⁵, Lincoln Ndogoni⁶ and Paul A. Bolton⁷

¹Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10023, USA

²Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10023, USA

³Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

⁴World Vision Uganda, Plot 15B, Nakasero Road, P.O. Box 5319 Kampala, Uganda

⁵Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, 5 River Road, Suite 116 Wilton, CT 06897, USA

⁶World Vision East Africa Regional Office, P.O. Box 133 - 00502 Karen, Nairobi, Kenya

⁷Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Eric Lewandowski R, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University, 1 Park Avenue 7th Floor Reception, New York, NY 10016, USA, Tel: 646-754-5091, Fax: 212-263-3691 Email: