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Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/73563, first published .
A Conversational Agent (PracticePal) to Support the Delivery of a Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Rural India: Development and Pilot-Testing Study

A Conversational Agent (PracticePal) to Support the Delivery of a Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Rural India: Development and Pilot-Testing Study

A Conversational Agent (PracticePal) to Support the Delivery of a Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Rural India: Development and Pilot-Testing Study

Authors of this article:

Ravindra Agrawal1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kimberley Monteiro1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nityasri Sankha Narasimhamurti1 Author Orcid Image ;   Shreya Sharma1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amruta Suryawanshi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Aman Bariya1 Author Orcid Image ;   Shravani Narvekar1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lilianna Bagnoli4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohit Saxena5 Author Orcid Image ;   Lauren Magoun6 Author Orcid Image ;   Shradha S Parsekar1 Author Orcid Image ;   Julia R Pozuelo7 Author Orcid Image ;   Neal Lesh6 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohit Sood8 Author Orcid Image ;   Tanushri Sharma1 Author Orcid Image ;   Harshita Yadav8 Author Orcid Image ;   Anant Bhan8 Author Orcid Image ;   Abhijit Nadkarni9, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Vikram Patel1, 7, 11 Author Orcid Image
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Ravindra Agrawal   1, 2, 3 , MBBS, MPM, MRCPsych, DPM ;   Kimberley Monteiro   1 , MA ;   Nityasri Sankha Narasimhamurti   1 , MPH ;   Shreya Sharma   1 , MA ;   Amruta Suryawanshi   1 , BDS ;   Aman Bariya   1 , MA ;   Shravani Narvekar   1 , MA ;   Lilianna Bagnoli   4 , BA ;   Mohit Saxena   5 , BBA ;   Lauren Magoun   6 , MPH ;   Shradha S Parsekar   1 , PhD ;   Julia R Pozuelo   7 , PhD ;   Neal Lesh   6 , PhD ;   Mohit Sood   8 , MPH ;   Tanushri Sharma   1 , MA ;   Harshita Yadav   8 , MA ;   Anant Bhan   8 , MBBS ;   Abhijit Nadkarni   9, 10 , MBBS, MRCPsych, PhD, DPM ;   Vikram Patel   1, 7, 11 , MBBS, MRCPsych, PhD

1 Sangath, Panaji, India

2 Department of Psychiatry, Manipal Hospital, Panaji, India

3 Antarman Centre, Panaji, India

4 Impact Lab, Dimagi India, New Delhi, India

5 Dimagi India, New Delhi, India

6 Dimagi United States, Cambridge, MA, United States

7 Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MD, United States

8 Sangath, Bhopal, India

9 Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

10 Addictions & Related Research Group, Sangath, Panaji, India

11 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MD, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Ravindra Agrawal, MBBS, MPM, MRCPsych, DPM
  • Sangath
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  • Panaji 403501
  • India
  • Phone: 1 9322809431
  • Email: ravigoa@gmail.com