Testing Group Psychological Help for Adult Syrian Refugees in Jordan

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 adult refugees. This study compares the relative efficacy of (a) PM+ program, and (b) Enhanced Treatment as Usual. It is hypothesised that PM+ will lead to greater symptom reduction than Enhanced Treatment as Usual.

Richard A. Bryant, Ahmad Bawaneh, Manar Awwad, Hadeel Al‐Hayek, Luana Giardinelli et al. (12 authors)

PLoS Medicine2022-03-17113 citations

10.1371/journal.pmed.1003949

A prevalence assessment of prolonged grief disorder in Syrian refugees

Richard A. Bryant, Ahmad Bawaneh, Luana Giardinelli, Manar Awwad, Hadeel Al‐Hayek et al. (6 authors)

World Psychiatry2021-05-1854 citations

10.1002/wps.20876

Group problem management plus (gPM+) in the treatment of common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Akhtar A, Giardinelli L, Bawaneh A, Awwad M, Naser H, Whitney C, Jordans MJD, Sijbrandij M, Bryant RA, STRENGTHS Consortium.

2020-03-2616 citations

10.1186/s12889-020-08463-5

Interventions

There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Group Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is group-administered once-weekly for 90 minutes over 5 weeks for adult Syrian refugees. Group Problem Management Plus includes skills in psychoeducation, problem solving, arousal management, behavioural activation, and instruction in social support. Sessions will occur in centres in the Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after a

There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Group Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is group-administered once-weekly for 90 minutes over 5 weeks for adult Syrian refugees. Group Problem Management Plus includes skills in psychoeducation, problem solving, arousal management, behavioural activation, and instruction in social support. Sessions will occur in centres in the Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after a 12-month follow-up assessment, resulting in participation duration of 60 weeks. 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 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria are (a) Syrian refugees, (b) psychological distress as measured by K10 scores of >15 and impaired functioning as measured by WHODAS score of >16, (c) can understand instructions, and (d) has a child in the ages 10-16 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria include (a) people who are at risk for harming self and/or others, and (b) people indicating they plan to return to Syria in the next 6 months

Outcome results