Effects of a culturally adapted counselling service for low-income ethnic minorities experiencing mental distress: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Culturally competent early mental health interventions for ethnic minorities (EMs) with no formal diagnoses are needed.

Objectives

To determine whether 8-12 weeks culturally adapted counselling (CAC) is better than waiting (waitlist (WL) group) to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms and stress levels among EMs with elevated mental distress.

Methods

Hong Kong EMs with mild and above-mild mental distress were randomly assigned to CAC or WL in this pragmatic, randomised, WL-controlled trial. The CAC group received the intervention after randomisation and the WL group received the intervention after 8-12 weeks (T₁). The prespecified primary outcomes were depressive and anxiety symptoms and stress levels measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stre

SUBMITTER: Suen YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577798 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature