Implementation of Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Adult Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Pilot (STRENGTHS)
Anxiety, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anxiety focused on measuring Refugees, Mental Health Problems
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults of 18 years or above
- Syrian under temporary protection status
- Arabic-speaking
- Elevated levels of psychological distress (K10 >15.9) and reduced psychosocial functioning (WHODAS 2.0 >16)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute medical conditions
- Imminent suicide risk or expressed acute needs/protection risks (e.g., a young woman who expresses that she is at acute risk of being assaulted or killed)
- Severe mental disorder (psychotic disorders, substance-dependence)
- Severe cognitive impairment (e.g., severe intellectual disability or dementia)
Sites / Locations
- Refugee and Asylum Seekers Assistance and Solidarity Association's (RASASA)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
E-CAU with Problem Management Plus (PM+)
Enhanced care as usual (E-CAU) only
30 participants will be randomly assigned to E-CAU with PM+ group. The PM+ is developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) especially for the communities who are exposed to adversity. PM+ (Dawson et al., 2015) belongs to a set of programs which are low-intensity, shorter, less expensive and trans-diagnostic (i.e., not condition-specific, but targeted at a broader set of symptoms of common mental disorders) programs to reduce common mental health symptoms (including depression, anxiety and stress symptoms) and improve psychosocial functioning.
30 participants will be randomly assigned to E-CAU group. CAU ranges from the free health services government provides to Refugee and Asylum Seekers Assistance and Solidarity Association's (RASASA) mental health services which are provided by the Psychological Support Unit (MHPSS Support Unit) which includes counselling as well. The enhanced care arm (CAU, with the addition of a referral document), is to be used as a benchmark for measuring the effectiveness of STRENGTHS's intervention, which is Problem Management Plus (PM+).