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ReviewEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2017

Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries.

Marit Sijbrandij, Ceren Acarturk, Martha Bird, Richard A Bryant, Sebastian Burchert, Kenneth Carswell, Joop de Jong, Cecilie Dinesen, Katie S Dawson, Rabih El Chammay and 21 more

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Review in European journal of psychotraumatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 137 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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137citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03830008 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Scaling-up Psychological Interventions With Syrian Refugees in Switzerland

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ZurichRan2018 to 2020Enrolled59ConditionsDistress, PTSD, Anxiety, DepressionArmsProblem Management Plus
NCT04574466 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Scaling-up Psychological Interventions With Syrian Refugees in Switzerland: RCT

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ZurichRan2020 to 2022Enrolled54ConditionsDistress, PTSD, Anxiety, DepressionArmsProblem Management Plus
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

137 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 14 institutions in 7 countries.

Marit SijbrandijClinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ceren AcarturkDepartment of Psychology, Istanbul Sehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Martha BirdInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Richard A BryantSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Sebastian BurchertDepartment of Clinical Psychological Intervention, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Kenneth CarswellDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Joop de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Cecilie DinesenInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Katie S DawsonSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Rabih El ChammayMinistry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon.
Linde van IttersumGrants Desk, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mark JordansDepartment of Research and Development, War Child, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Christine KnaevelsrudDepartment of Clinical Psychological Intervention, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
David McDaidDepartment of Health Policy, Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Kenneth MillerDepartment of Research and Development, War Child, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Naser MorinaUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
A-La ParkDepartment of Health Policy, Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Bayard RobertsDepartment of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Yvette van SonRegion Netherlands Centre and North, i-Psy Mental Health Care, Almere, the Netherlands.
Egbert SondorpKIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Monique C PfaltzUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Leontien RuttenbergWar Trauma Foundation, Diemen, the Netherlands.
Matthis SchickUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8212-6277
Ulrich SchnyderUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Mark van OmmerenDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Peter VentevogelPublic Health Section, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland.
Inka WeissbeckerInternational Medical Corps, London, UK.
Erica WeitzClinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Nana WiedemannInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Claire WhitneyInternational Medical Corps, London, UK.
Pim CuijpersClinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5497-2743
University of Zurich · CHFreie Universität Berlin · DELondon School of Economics and Political Science · GBUNSW Sydney · AUWorld Health Organization · CHAmsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLIstanbul Şehir University · TRKing's College London · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · CHRoyal Tropical Institute · NLSaint Joseph University · LBUniversity of Amsterdam · NLWar Child · NL

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The crisis in Syria has resulted in vast numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Syria's neighbouring countries as well as in Europe. Refugees are at considerable risk of developing common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most refugees do not have access to mental health services for these problems because of multiple barriers in national and refugee specific health systems, including limited availability of mental health professionals. To counter some of challenges arising from limited mental health system capacity the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a range of scalable psychological interventions aimed at reducing psychological distress and improving functioning in people living in communities affected by adversity. These interventions, including Problem Management Plus (PM+) and its variants, are intended to be delivered through individual or group face-to-face or smartphone formats by lay, non-professional people who have not received specialized mental health training, We provide an evidence-based rationale for the use of the scalable PM+ oriented programmes being adapted for Syrian refugees and provide information on the newly launched STRENGTHS programme for adapting, testing and scaling up of PM+ in various modalities in both neighbouring and European countries hosting Syrian refugees.

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cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)common mental disorderse-mental health interventionsimplementationproblem solving treatment (PST)psychological interventionsRefugeesSyria• Syrian refugees are at risk of developing common mental disorders, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. • Evidence-based interventions for refugees are available, but refugees have limited access to mental health services for these problems because of limited availability of mental health professionals in Europe and the Middle East. • STRENGTHS will translate and adapt a scalable set of World Health Organization interventions including the evidence-based PM+ for use with Syrian refugees with elevated levels of distress and reduced functioning.• The programmes will be delivered in individual, group or smartphone formats and will be supported by either peer-refugees or local non-professional helpers who will receive training and supervision.task-shifting

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PMID29163867
PMCPMC5687806
OpenAlexW2767301328

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