Several STRENGTHS collaborators were involved in new publications that are relevant for the project: Mobile Angebote für Geflüchtete. PiD-Psychotherapie Article available in German only, describing E-Mental Health as an approach to support persons in areas with little access to mental health care. It also explains two projects regarding the WHO intervention “Step-by-Step”: a WHO and [...]
Trauma - Flucht - Asyl: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch für Beratung, Betreuung und Behandlung (Trauma - Flight- Asylum: An interdisciplinary handbook for counselling, care and treatment) A German language book on mental health of refugees with trauma complaints will be available in bookshops and online as of this week. Three of the four editors are STRENGTHS [...]
“Most often, what brings people down are the problems they cannot deal with. They are overwhelmed, they feel weak because they cannot find a solution. PM+ helps you to break down your problems into smaller parts and deal with each part one by one, and it really helps,” says Madhat Kataf, 49 years old, formerly [...]
David McDaid of London School of Economics and Political Science explains how the STRENGTHS project investigates the cost and requirements of implementing scalable interventions.
Sebastian Burchert of Freie Universität Berlin introduces the Step by Step app. Step-by-Step, is a guided intervention for depression delivered through an app. It provides psychoeducation and training in behavioural activation through an illustrated narrative with additional therapeutic techniques such as stress management (slow breathing), identifying strengths, positive self-talk, increasing social support and relapse prevention. [...]
On 20 December 2018 Swiss news paper Corriere del Ticino published an article about the work of University Hospital Zürich in testing Programme Management+ with Syrian refugees. The article, which is in Italian, can be viewed here: Migrazione «C’è tanta gente che sta male»
Swissinfo.ch has published an article about the STRENGTHS project's work in Zurich: The men and women gathered in a spartan room are a moving reminder of the vitality and diversity of Syrian society when the country was blooming rather than exploding. The men sport casual to semi-formal clothes. Veiled women sit across women in jeans [...]
Several STRENGTHS collaborators were involved in new publications that are relevant for the project: Le, L., Morina, N., Schnyder, U., Schick, M., Bryant, R. A., & Nickerson, A. (2018). The effects of perceived torture controllability on symptom severity of posttraumatic stress, depression and anger in refugees and asylum seekers: A path analysis. Psychiatry research, 264, 143-150. [...]
In a series of short vidoes researchers in the STRENGTHS project explain the variuous methodologies and sub components of the research in the project. Cultural adaptation of scalable interventions Before the PM+ interventions are tested with Syrian refugees across the Middle East and Europe, they need to be translated and adapted to fit the culture [...]
Rapid appraisal of health systems A total of 13 million Syrians have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Syria. The majority has found refuge in neighbouring countries, while countries in Europe also accepted large numbers of Syrian refugees. Refugees are often vulnerable to psychosocial distress because of exposure to war and violence, traumatic events [...]