Effect of trauma on asylum seekers and refugees receiving a WHO psychological intervention: a mediation model.

ABSTRACT: Background: Scalable psychological interventions such as the WHO's Self-Help Plus (SH+) have been developed for clinical and non-clinical populations in need of psychological support. SH+ has been successfully implemented to prevent common mental disorders among asylum seekers and refugees who are growing in number due to increasing levels of forced migration. These populations are often exposed to multiple, severe sources of traumatisation, and evidence of the effect of such events on treatment is insufficient, especially for non-clinical populations.Objective: We aim to study the effect of potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs) and the mediating role of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the improvement following SH+.Method: Participants allocated

SUBMITTER: Serra R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11149571 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature