ArticleBehaviour research and therapy2020
Understanding mechanisms of change: An unpacking study of the evidence-based common-elements treatment approach (CETA) in low and middle income countries.
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- What drives change in children receiving telephone-delivered Common Elements Treatment Approach (t-CETA)? A multiple n = 1 study with Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon.Child abuse & neglect · 2025Trial
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- Accessibility and Perceived Impact of a Group Psychosocial Intervention for Women in Ecuador: A Comparative Analysis by Migration Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Shared genetic links between hypothyroidism and psychiatric disorders: evidence from a comprehensive genetic analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Common Elements Approaches to Implementation Research and Practice: Methods and Integration with Intervention Science.Global implementation research and applications · 2023Article
- Strengthening parental self-efficacy and resilience: A within-subject experimental study with refugee parents of adolescents.Child development · 2023Article
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- Engaging Refugees With a Culturally Adapted Digital Intervention to Improve Sleep: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial stressors among people initiating HIV care in Cameroon.PloS one · 2022Article
- Implementation of a Community-Based Psychosocial Support Focal Point Response for Internally Displaced Persons in Myanmar During COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Lay-delivered talk therapies for adults affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries.Conflict and health · 2021Review
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Abstract
There is a recognized need to better understand "essential ingredients" of psychological treatments, and refine interventions to be more scalable and sustainable. The goal of the present study was to look within a specific modular, flexible, multi-problem transdiagnostic psychological intervention -the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) - and examine questions that would lead to optimizing CETA for scale up and sustainment. Utilizing data from two trials of CETA in two different countries (Thailand and Iraq), this manuscript aims to: 1) determine the "active treatment dose" or how many sessions are needed to achieve clinically meaningful change overall, in CETA); and 2) test how trajectories of client symptom change varied based on client characteristics and/or on delivery of certain elements. Results showed that overall 50% of CETA clients show some improvement after 4-6 sessions (1 SD) and large improvement (2 SD) after 7-10 sessions. Trajectories of change show steady symptom decline over time. Results support gradual exposure as one of the "active ingredients". Findings suggest that modular, flexible transdiagnostic models may allow for more efficient, targeted treatment as we gain more knowledge about key ingredients, their timing within treatment, and client outcomes.
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