SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Understanding Supporting and Hindering Factors in Community-Based Psychotherapy for Refugees: A Realist-Informed Systematic Review.
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- Integrated mental health for refugees: A realist theory building study.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Collaborative Development of a Self-Tracking Assisted Psychotherapy Treatment Concept for Refugees With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Participatory Action Research.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Challenges and facilitators in treating unaccompanied young refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder in a dissemination trial: a qualitative study with psychotherapists.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Prioritizing mental and brain health in the global response to gender-based violence against women migrants and refugees.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A 'Cultural Models' Approach to Psychotherapy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Case Study from the UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Adapting a transdiagnostic digital mental health intervention for use among immigrant and refugee youth in Seattle: a human-centered design approach.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Life and mental health in limbo of the Ukraine war: How can helpers assist civilians, asylum seekers and refugees affected by the war?Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Mental Health Screening Approaches for Resettling Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Access to Refugee and Migrant Mental Health Care Services during the First Six Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Refugee Clinician Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Implementation and Maintenance of a Community-Based Intervention for Refugee Youth Reporting Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress: Lessons from Successful Sites.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Fostering Refugee and Other Migrant Resilience through Empowerment, Pluralism, and Collaboration in Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Experiences of psychotherapists working with refugees in Germany: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Global Mental Health and Services for Migrants in Primary Care Settings in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Culture, tradition, structural violence, and mental health-related stigma play a major role in global mental health for refugees. Our aim was to understand what factors determine the success or failure of community-based psychotherapy for trauma-affected refugees and discuss implications for primary health care programs. Using a systematic realist-informed approach, we searched five databases from 2000 to 2018. Two reviewers independently selected RCTs for inclusion, and we contacted authors to obtain therapy training manuals. Fifteen articles and 11 training manuals met our inclusion criteria. Factors that improved symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD included providing culturally adapted care in a migrant-sensitive setting, giving a role to other clinical staff (task-shifting), and intervention intensity. Precarious asylum status, constraining program monitoring requirements, and diverse socio-cultural and gender needs within a setting may reduce the effectiveness of the program. Primary care programs may enable community based mental health care and may reduce mental health-related stigma for refugees and other migrants. More research is needed on the cultural constructs of distress, programs delivered in primary care, and the role of cultural and language interpretation services in mental health care.
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