Background articles about scalable interventions and other useful resources
Several STRENGTHS collaborators were involved in publications that are relevant for the project:
Scalable psychological intervention in Lebanon:
Scalable psychological intervention with refugees:
- Tol, W. A. A., J., Carswell, K., Leku, M.R., Adaku, A., Brown, F.L., Garcia-Moreno, C., Ventevogel, P., White, R., Kogan, C.S., Bryant, R., van Ommeren, M. (2018). Feasibility of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugee women in Uganda. World Psychiatry, 17(2)
- Tol, W. A., Augustinavicius, J., Carswell, K., Brown, F. L., Adaku, A., Leku, M. R., Ventevogel, P. , White R.G. & Van Ommeren, M. (2018). Translation, adaptation, and pilot of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. Global Mental Health, 5
PM+ in Kenya:
PM+ in Nepal:
Mental health issues of refugees in the Netherlands:
Further reading
The STRENGTHS project adapted Problem Management Plus (PM+) a ‘scalable psychological intervention’ for use amongst Syrian refugees. The PM+ intervention had not been tested in this group before. Part of our work was to collect and review the available literature. Some interesting articles providing background to Problem Management Plus are:
General information about PM+:
Results of randomised controlled trials:
- Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial
- Effect of a Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Adults Impaired by Psychological Distress in a Conflict-Affected Area of Pakistan: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Research protocols:
- Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the management of common mental disorders in a specialized mental healthcare facility in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT)
- Evaluating effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention using cognitive behavioural strategies for women with common mental disorders in conflict-affected rural Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
- Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a group WHO trans-diagnostic intervention for women with common mental disorders in rural Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial
- Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the treatment of common mental disorders in women affected by gender-based violence and urban adversity in Kenya; study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- Feasibility trial of a scalable psychological intervention for women affected by urban adversity and gender-based violence in Nairobi