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
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

103689

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Theresa Koch (T)

LMU Munich, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany; Refugio Munich, Germany. Electronic address: Theresa.koch@refugio-muenchen.de.

Thomas Ehring (T)

LMU Munich, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany.

Alexandra Liedl (A)

LMU Munich, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany; Refugio Munich, Germany.

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