Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Meta-analysis assessing the efficacy/acceptability of psychosocial interventions in in asylum seekers/refugees with psychological distress.
Article Abstract
“Aims: In the past few years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of forcibly displaced migrants worldwide, of which a substantial proportion is refugees and asylum seekers. Refugees and asylum seekers may experience high levels of psychological distress, and show high rates of mental health conditions. It is therefore timely and particularly relevant to assess whether current evidence supports the provision of psychosocial interventions for this population. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions compared with control conditions (treatment as usual/no treatment, waiting list, psychological placebo) aimed at reducing mental health problems in distressed refugees and asylum seekers.
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Article Access
Open Access
Turrini, G., Purgato, M., Acarturk, C., Anttila, M., Au, T., Ballette, F., Bird, M., Carswell, K., Churchill, R., Cuijpers, P., Hall, J., Hansen, L. J., Kosters, M., Lantta, T., Nose, M., Ostuzzi, G., Sijbrandij, M., Tedeschi, F., Valimaki, M., Wancata, J., White, R., van Ommeren, M., & Barbui, C. (2019). Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28(4), 376-388. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000027
Date
February 11, 2019
Creator(s)
G. Turrini, M. Purgato, C. Acarturk
Contributor(s)
M. Anttila, T. Au, F. Ballette, M. Bird, K. Carswell, R. Churchill, P. Cuijpers, J. Hall, L. J. Hansen, M. Kösters, T. Lantta, M. Nosè, G. Ostuzzi, M. Sijbrandij, F. Tedeschi, M. Valimaki, J. Wancata, R. White, M. van Ommeren, C. Barbui
Client Population
Immigrants/Refugees
Extent
13 pages
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Rights
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
APA Citation
Turrini, G., Purgato, M., Acarturk, C., Anttila, M., Au, T., Ballette, F., Bird, M., Carswell, K., Churchill, R., Cuijpers, P., Hall, J., Hansen, L. J., Kosters, M., Lantta, T., Nose, M., Ostuzzi, G., Sijbrandij, M., Tedeschi, F., Valimaki, M., Wancata, J., White, R., van Ommeren, M., & Barbui, C. (2019). Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28(4), 376-388. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000027
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Meta-analyses/Systematic Reviews, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access