ArticleBMJ open2019
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Self-Help Plus (SH+) for preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and Turkey: study protocols for two randomised controlled trials.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary-level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well-being in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Self-Help Plus for refugees and asylum seekers: an individual participant data meta-analysis.BMJ mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Review: Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth - a systematic review.Child and adolescent mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a WHO self-help psychological intervention to alleviate stress among healthcare workers in the context of COVID-19 in China: a randomised controlled trial.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Trial
- Long-term effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe: 12-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of the Self-Help Plus Intervention for Adult Syrian Refugees Hosted in Turkey.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in Preventing Mental Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Western Europe: A Multinational Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychotherapy and psychosomaticsTrial
- Suicide prevention in primary health care among socially vulnerable populations: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- A Digital Psychosocial Service (Sui App) for Arabic-Speaking Refugees in Switzerland: Development and Cultural-Contextual Adaptation Using a User-Centered and Participatory Approach.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization-Validated Intervention for Stress Management in Patients With Breast Cancer (Self-Help Plus): Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization-Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Persisting with Purpose: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Target Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain in a Racially and Economically Marginalized Population.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2025Article
- A virtual intervention to support educator well-being and students' mental health in conflict-affected Ukraine: A non-randomized controlled trial.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
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- Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Effect of trauma on asylum seekers and refugees receiving a WHO psychological intervention: a mediation model.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Stress Alleviation Methods for community-Based Health ActiVists (SAMBHAV): Development of a digital program for stress reduction for community health workers in rural India.SSM. Mental health · 2023Article
- Leave no one behind: integrated sexual and reproductive, mental health and psychosocial programming for not in employment, education or training (NEET) adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Africa.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Making an economic argument for investment in global mental health: The case of conflict-affected refugees and displaced people.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionThis article describes two randomised controlled trials that will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Self-Help Plus (SH+), a group self-help intervention developed by the WHO to reduce distress. In these trials SH+ is being tested as a preventative intervention to lower the incidence of mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees with psychological distress resettled in Europe and Turkey. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Two prospective, multicentre, randomised, rater-blinded, parallel-group studies will follow participants over a period of 12 months. One trial will be conducted in Europe and one in Turkey. In each trial, 600 asylum seekers and refugees screening positive on the General Health Questionnaire (≥3), but without a formal diagnosis of any mental disorders according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, will be randomly allocated to SH+or to enhanced treatment-as-usual. The primary outcome will be a lower incidence of mental disorders at 6 month follow-up. Secondary outcomes will include the evaluation of psychological symptoms, functioning, well-being, treatment acceptability and indicators of intervention cost-effectiveness. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The two trials received ethical clearance from the local Ethics Committees of the participating sites (seven sites), as well as from the WHO Ethics Committee. All participants will provide informed consent before screening and before study inclusion (a two-step procedure). The results of the trials will be disseminated in agreement with a dissemination plan that includes publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at relevant national and international conferences and meetings. TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBERS: NCT03571347, NCT03587896.
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