MENTAL HEALTH F43.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Treatment arm: This group will receive treatment based on a short psychological intervention protocol (problem management plus). This protocol will be extended by one session to include six s
Sponsors
Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Wien
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) 18 years or older, (b) Dari-speaking, help-seeking Afghan asylumseeker, (c) being on a waiting-list for trauma-specific treatment in a specialized facility and (d) positive screening on a screening questionnaire for common mental disorders in refugees: a score of 12 or higher on the RHS-15 or a score of 5 or higher on the distress thermometer of the RHS-15.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: (a) acute suicide risk, (b) presenting with a severe mental disorder (e.g. psychotic disorders, substance dependence) or severe cognitive impairment (e.g. moderate to severe intellectual disability or dementia), based on definitions in the mhGAP Intervention Guide.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in sumscore of the General Health Quenstionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) after end of treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in sumscores of: Post-Migration Living Difficulties Checklist (PMLDC), WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), Psychological Outcome Profile (PSYCHLOPS), after end of treatment | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Public ContactBrigitte Lueger-Schuster
Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Wien
Outcome results
None listed