Self-perceived problems of Afghan asylum seekers and refugees and their experiences with a short psychological intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study examined Afghan asylum seekers' and refugees' self-perceived problems, and their experiences of treatment with an adapted version of the brief transdiagnostic psychological intervention "Problem Management Plus" (aPM+). Specifically, the study explored which problems trouble them most and how these problems influence their daily functioning. Further, it examined how various standardized outcome measures correlate with these subjectively perceived problems.

Method

This study is part of a larger RCT study (PIAAS study) in which 88 Afghan asylum seekers and refugees were randomly allocated either to aPM + in addition to treatment as usual (aPM+/TAU) or TAU alone. The presented study uses a multi-method approach consisting of two parts: First, we inv

SUBMITTER: Kantor V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625214 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature