The Friendship Bench, Zimbabwe (IMAGE) Terry Collins Assoc Caption Assessed after 6 months, the prevalence of depression was less than 10 percent among roughly 250 Friendship Bench participants versus roughly one-third in a control group of similar size. Credit Dixon Chibanda Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.