Low Intensity Intervention to Reduce Posttraumatic Stress in People Exposed to Adversity

Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The rationale of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a low intensity intervention to reduce mental health problems in people in low-resources settings. This study compares the relative efficacy of (a) Problem Management Plus, and (b) Enhanced Treatment as Usual. It is hypothesised that Problem Management Plus will lead to greater symptom reduction than Enhanced Treatment as Usual.

Syed Usman Hamdani, Zille Huma, Atıf Rahman, Duolao Wang, Tao Chen et al. (8 authors)

The British Journal of Psychiatry2020-07-2869 citations

10.1192/bjp.2020.138

Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Sijbrandij M, Farooq S, Bryant RA, Dawson K, Hamdani SU, Chiumento A, Minhas F, Saeed K, Rahman A, van Ommeren M.

2015-10-0124 citations

10.1186/s12888-015-0602-y

Interventions

There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is administered once-weekly over 5 weeks on an individual 90 minute basis. Problem Management Plus includes skills in identifying emotional and practical problems that can be managed and strategies to reduce and cope with these problems. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after a 3-month follow-up assessment, resulting in participation duration of 4.5 months. The

There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is administered once-weekly over 5 weeks on an individual 90 minute basis. Problem Management Plus includes skills in identifying emotional and practical problems that can be managed and strategies to reduce and cope with these problems. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after a 3-month follow-up assessment, resulting in participation duration of 4.5 months. Therapy is provided by local health workers.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria are GHQ >2 and WHODAS>16. There are no other inclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

(a) Imminent suicidal intent, (b) severe mental disorder, (c) severe cognitive impairment.

Outcome results