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Pilot studies (ehealth) (690) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (5945) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3346) mHealth in the Developing World/LMICs, Underserved Communities, and for Global Health (1002) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2519) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1231)

Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/73563, first published .
Person using a smartphone to access mental health resources via a messaging app

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

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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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