An online intervention designed to reduce self-stigma and increase help-seeking in Arabic-speaking refugees with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Despite elevated rates of psychopathology, refugees underutilize mental health services. Mental health self-stigma is a prominent barrier to accessing psychological support; however, there is limited research on intervention approaches to reduce self-stigma among refugees. The present study aimed to provide further support for the Tell Your Story (TYS) intervention in reducing self-stigma and increasing help-seeking among Arabic-speaking male and female refugees. In this randomized controlled trial (RCT), 67 Arabic-speaking refugees with self-stigma and at least subthreshold posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) were randomly allocated to the TYS group or waitlist control group. At baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up, participants completed assessment measures indexing measure

SUBMITTER: Mastrogiovanni N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature