A randomized-controlled trial of community-based transdiagnostic psychotherapy for veterans and internally displaced persons in Ukraine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research on community-based mental health interventions in former Soviet countries despite different contextual factors from where most research has been conducted. Ongoing military conflict has resulted in many displaced persons and veterans and their families with high burdens of mental health problems. Lack of community-based services and poor uptake of existing psychiatric services led to the current trial to determine the effectiveness of the common elements treatment approach (CETA) on anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) among conflict affected adults in Ukraine.

Methods

We conducted a three-armed randomized-controlled trial of CETA delivered in its standard form (8-12 sessions), a brief form (five-sessions), and a w

SUBMITTER: Bogdanov S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8392687 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature