BECOME COmbined Intervention for MH & NCD Delivered by Community Health Workers in Nepal

The intervention, BECOME, includes: a) Evidence-based stress reduction (EBSR): as recommended in the WHO mhGAP guidelines, diaphragmatic breathing and body scan will be used to manage stress and anxiety. b) Behavioral activation (BA): as recommended in the mhGAP guidelines, this evidence-based strategy will increase the time that patients spend engaging in pleasurable activities to both treat depression and increase physical activity, depending on their cognitive and physical capabilities (e.g., going to a neighbor's house for tea or walking to the local market). c) Motivational interviewing (MI): an evidence-based patient-interaction strategy that increases the patient's internal motivation to engage in healthy behaviors (e.g., quit tobacco) both to prompt change (if they are not engaging in healthy behaviors) and maintain them (if they are already engaged in healthy behaviors), as recommended by Package of Essential Noncommunicable disease interventions) PEN protocols.