title: Panic disorder in rural Tanzania: an explorative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Common mental disorders constitute a considerable disease burden in low-income countries, and there is a need for acceptable and effective brief interventions for such disorders in low-income countries. This article examines cultural based interpretations of the diagnosis of panic disorder (PD) in a rural Tanzanian hospital setting through clinical work. It also examines how to adapt and apply brief cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) interventions to this setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative analysis of clinical data from ten participants in a hospital-setting in rural Tanzania.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis suggests that the diagnosis of PD is relevant to this rural Tanzanian setting. Patients, relatives, and health personnel at the hospital accepted brief CBT interventions for PD and regarded psychoeducational information to patients as especially useful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A manual for brief interventions for PD may be adapted to a rural Tanzanian setting, also taking into consideration the limited financial and human resources in a rural low-income country setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway. tine.nordgreen@psykp.uib.no
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nordgreen
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Havik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D012424:Rural Population; D013636:Tanzania; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult