Dixon Chibanda: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression
Dixon Chibanda: Porque treino avós para tratarem a depressão
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sits an 82-year-old woman,
está uma senhora de 82 anos,
as Grandmother Jack.
an envelope from the clinic nurse.
um envelope da enfermeira clínica.
or so as she reads.
por uns três minutos para que ela leia.
Grandmother Jack takes a deep breath,
a Vovó Jack respira fundo,
your story with me?"
for the past four years.
Grandmother Jack moves closer,
of killing myself,
which lasts about 30 minutes.
all the symptoms of kufungisisa."
todos os sintomas de 'kufungisisa'".
opens up a floodgate of tears.
faz com que ela caia no choro.
equivalent of depression
globally, today, suffer from depression,
sofram de depressão hoje no mundo,
we call kufungisisa.
de kufungisisa no meu país.
Organization also tells us
commits suicide
à depressão ou kufungisisa.
in low- and middle-income countries.
em países de rendas baixas ou médias.
goes as far as to say
between 15 to 29,
entre 15 e 29 anos,
now is actually suicide.
uma das principais causas de morte.
that lead to depression
que levam à depressão
and suicides averted.
e os suicídios evitados.
e psicólogos suficientes no mundo
or psychologists in the world
countries, for instance,
e média, por exemplo,
to the population
one and a half million people,
para 1,5 milhões de pessoas,
that 90 percent of the people
of approximately 14 million.
de aproximadamente 14 milhões.
200 kilometers away
a uns 200 km de distância
neuropsychiatric evaluation."
neuropsiquiátrica".
in the middle of the night
meu carro no meio da noite
observations are in place.
the antidepressants
that was her name, 26-year-old --
to be released from the ER,
para deixar o pronto-socorro,
directly to me with her mother,
take about a week.
que isso levará uma semana.
from Erica's mother,
da mãe da Erica,
to Harare, where I live?
até minha casa em Harare?
as you're released from the ER,
que recebesse alta do pronto-socorro,
para o ônibus até Harare."
about Erica's death
of my very being.
to come to you,"
do ônibus para ir até você"
of soul-searching,
and soul-searching,
amigos e familiares,
resources we have in Africa
mais confiáveis que temos na África
in search of greener pastures.
a procura de lugares melhores.
pasture called heaven.
chamado paraíso.
training grandmothers
baseadas em evidências,
sentadas num banco?
in cognitive behavioral therapy;
comportamental cognitiva;
to provide behavior activation,
para fornecer ativação de comportamento,
de tecnologia digital.
has a mobile phone today.
tem um celular hoje em dia.
in more than 70 communities.
in a community in Zimbabwe.
that is done by these grandmothers
o trabalho realizado por estas avós
Medical Association.
Medical Association.
that six months after receiving treatment
que após seis meses de tratamento
completamente reduzidos.
this was a clinical trial --
vindos de um teste clínico,
at treating depression
para o tratamento da depressão
expanding this program.
para expandir este programa.
currently aged above 65 in the world.
acima de 65 de idade no mundo.
aged 65 and above.
nessa faixa etária.
a global network of grandmothers
uma rede global de avós
in evidence-based talk therapy,
baseada em evidências,
in communities.
and substance-use disorders.
e por uso de substâncias.
of Grandmother Jack.
with Grandmother Jack.
no banco com a Vovó Jack.
to see her 257th client on the bench.
seu 257º cliente esperava ela no banco.
pasture called heaven.
chamado paraíso.
all the other grandmothers --
who are making a difference
que estão fazendo a diferença
that she helped to pioneer
que ela ajudou a começar
here in the Unites States
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dixon Chibanda - PsychiatristDixon Chibanda is passionate about the human brain, how it influences our behavior and what we can do to make everybody happy.
Why you should listen
Dixon Chibanda is the director of the African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI). He's based in Zimbabwe, where he works on the Friendship Bench program, a cognitive behavioral therapy–based approach to kufungisisa, the local term for depression, literally translated into “thinking too much.” At the Friendship Bench, patients receive individual problem-solving therapy from a specifically trained lay health worker.
Chibanda is passionate about connecting with ordinary people in ways that improve their lives using simple but effective programs that can be carried out by non-specialists or professionals. He likes to think outside the box as he explores ways of helping people with conditions such as depression, PTSD and ADHD.
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