Effectiveness of a transdiagnostic group intervention to enhance emotion regulation in young Afghan refugees: A pilot randomized controlled study.
Afghanistan
Emotion
Group treatment
PTSD
Refugees
Regulation
Transdiagnostic
Trauma
Journal
Behaviour research and therapy
ISSN: 1873-622X
Titre abrégé: Behav Res Ther
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372477
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jun 2020
27 Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
04
04
2019
revised:
04
05
2020
accepted:
19
06
2020
pubmed:
21
7
2020
medline:
21
7
2020
entrez:
21
7
2020
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
There are several challenges to providing mental health care for refugees, including high comorbidity and structural barriers. Targeting transdiagnostic processes in a low-threshold group intervention appears particularly promising to meet these challenges. This study examined the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a new transdiagnostic intervention, Skills-Training of Affect Regulation-A Culture-sensitive Approach (STARC), focusing on conveying strategies to improve emotional clarity and to regulate emotions. A parallel-group (STARC vs. waitlist) randomized-controlled study with 44 young male Afghan refugees was conducted in a routine clinical setting (NCT03162679). In intention-to-treat analyses, participants of STARC significantly improved in self-reported difficulties in emotion regulation (Δd
Identifiants
pubmed: 32688046
pii: S0005-7967(20)30143-1
doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103689
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103689Informations de copyright
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