Trial reportEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2022
Twelve-month follow-up of a randomised clinical trial of a brief group psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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- Implementation outcomes of the WHO psychosocial intervention problem management plus in humanitarian settings: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Brief CBT-based psychological interventions to improve mental health outcomes in refugee populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Pooled it
- A mixed methods systematic review of mental health self-care strategies for Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Low-Intensity Online Intervention for Mental Distress Among Help-Seeking Young People in Hong Kong: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Trial
- The effectiveness of Problem Management Plus at 1-year follow-up for Syrian refugees in a high-income setting.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Trial
- A guided chatbot-based psychological intervention for psychologically distressed older adolescents and young adults: a randomised clinical trial in Jordan.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Competency-based training and supervision in group problem management plus in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- A Literature Review on the Role of Paraprofessionals in Delivering Brief Psychological Interventions.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Review
- Analysis of the possible pathways between social and well-being outcomes: a mixed-method study about community-based sociotherapy for refugees in Nakivale Settlement, Uganda.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings.PLOS global public health · 2025Review
- Stabilization interventions in the treatment of traumatized refugees: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- A scoping review of the literature on the application and usefulness of the Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention around the world.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
- Comparing implementation strategies for training and supervising nonspecialists in Group Problem Management Plus: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in Colombia.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- World Health Organization's low-intensity psychosocial interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Problem Management Plus and Step-by-Step.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
- Scaling up task-sharing psychological interventions for refugees in Jordan: a qualitative study on the potential barriers and facilitators.Health policy and planning · 2023Article
- Health system responsiveness to the mental health needs of Syrian refugees: mixed-methods rapid appraisals in eight host countries in Europe and the Middle East.Open research Europe · 2023Article
- Scalable interventions for refugees.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
aimsThere is increasing evidence that brief psychological interventions delivered by lay providers can reduce common mental disorders in the short-term. This study evaluates the longer-term impact of a brief, lay provider delivered group psychological intervention (Group Problem Management Plus; gPM+) on the mental health of refugees and their children's mental health.
methodsThis single-blind, parallel, controlled trial randomised 410 adult Syrians in Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan who screened positive for distress and impaired functioning to either five sessions of gPM+ or enhanced usual care (EUC). Primary outcomes were scores on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25; depression and anxiety scales) assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months and 12 months Secondary outcomes included disability, posttraumatic stress, personally identified problems, prolonged grief, prodromal psychotic symptoms, parenting behaviour and children's mental health.
resultsBetween 15 October 2019 and 2 March 2020, 204 participants were assigned to gPM + and 206 to EUC, and 307 (74.9%) were retained at 12 months. Intent-to-treat analyses indicated that although participants in gPM + had greater reductions in depression at 3 months, at 12 months there were no significant differences between treatment arms on depression (mean difference -0.9, 95% CI -3.2 to 1.3;
conclusionsThe short-term benefits of a brief, psychological programme delivered by lay providers may not be sustained over longer time periods, and there is a need for sustainable programmes that can prolong benefits gained through gPM + .
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