Publication: Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe: a multinational randomized controlled trial
dc.contributor.coauthor | Purgato, Marianna | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Carswell, Kenneth | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Tedeschi, Federico | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Anttila, Minna | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Au, Teresa | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Bajbouj, Malek | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Baumgartner, Josef | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Biondi, Massimo | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Churchill, Rachel | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Cuijpers, Pim | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Koesters, Markus | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Gastaldon, Chiara | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Lantta, Tella | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Nose, Michela | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Ostuzzi, Giovanni | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Papola, Davide | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Popa, Mariana | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Roselli, Valentina | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Sijbrandij, Marit | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Tarsitani, Lorenzo | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Turrini, Giulia | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Valimaki, Maritta | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Walker, Lauren | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Wancata, Johannes | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Zanini, Elisa | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | White, Ross | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | van Ommeren, Mark | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Barbui, Corrado | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychology | |
dc.contributor.department | Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities | |
dc.contributor.kuauthor | İlkkurşun, Zeynep | |
dc.contributor.kuauthor | Acartürk, Ceren | |
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstitute | College of Social Sciences and Humanities | |
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstitute | GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-09T13:27:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Self-Help Plus (SH+) is a group-based psychological intervention developed by the World Health Organization for managing stress. Objective: to assess the effectiveness of SH+ in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe. Methods: we conducted a randomized controlled trial in 5 European countries. Refugees and asylum seekers with psychological distress (General Health Questionnaire score >= 3), but without a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) or ICD/10 diagnosis of mental disorder, as assessed with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), were randomized to SH+ or enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU). The primary outcome was the frequency of mental disorders with the MINI at 6 months. Secondary outcomes included the frequency of mental disorders at postintervention, self-identified problems, psychological symptoms, and other outcomes. Results: four hundred fifty-nine individuals were randomly assigned to SH+ or ETAU. For the primary outcome, we found no difference in the frequency of mental disorders at 6 months (Cramer V = 0.007, p = 0.90, RR = 0.96; 95% CI 0.52-1.78), while the difference significantly favored SH+ at after the intervention (secondary outcome, measured within 2 weeks from the last session; Cramer V = 0.13, p = 0.01, RR = 0.50; 95% CI 0.29-0.87). Conclusions: this is the first randomized indicated prevention study with the aim of preventing the onset of mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees in Western Europe. As a prevention effect of SH+ was not observed at 6 months, but rather after the intervention only, modalities to maintain its beneficial effect in the long term need to be identified. | |
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dc.description.indexedby | PubMed | |
dc.description.issue | 6 | |
dc.description.openaccess | YES | |
dc.description.publisherscope | International | |
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEu | EU | |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Union (EU) | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Horizon 2020 | |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Commission (EC) | |
dc.description.sponsorship | RE-DEFINE: Refugee Emergency: DEFining and Implementing Novel Evidence-based Psychosocial Interventions | |
dc.description.version | Publisher version | |
dc.description.volume | 90 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1159/000517504 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1423-0348 | |
dc.identifier.embargo | NO | |
dc.identifier.filenameinventoryno | IR03053 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-3190 | |
dc.identifier.quartile | N/A | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85111565463 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/3517 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 675441900001 | |
dc.keywords | Randomized controlled trial | |
dc.keywords | Psychological stress | |
dc.keywords | Psychological well-being | |
dc.keywords | Psychological trauma | |
dc.keywords | Adult | |
dc.keywords | Refugees | |
dc.keywords | Asylum seekers | |
dc.keywords | Self-help Plus | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Karger Publishers | |
dc.relation.grantno | 779255 | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics | |
dc.relation.uri | http://cdm21054.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IR/id/9712 | |
dc.subject | Psychiatry | |
dc.subject | Psychology | |
dc.title | Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe: a multinational randomized controlled trial | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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local.contributor.kuauthor | Acartürk, Zeynep Ceren | |
local.contributor.kuauthor | İlkkurşun, Zeynep | |
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