Internet-based transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders in Arabic- and Farsi-speaking refugees: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Refugee populations have an increased risk for mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorders. Comorbidity is common. At the same time, refugees face multiple barriers to accessing mental health treatment. Only a minority of them receive adequate help. The planned...

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Published in:	Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 13
Main Authors:	Boettcher, Johanna, Heinrich, Manuel, Boettche, Maria, Burchert, Sebastian, Glaesmer, Heide, Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, Euphrosyne, Heeke, Carina, Hernek, Martina, Knaevelsrud, Christine, Konnopka, Alexander, Muntendorf, Louisa, Nilles, Hannah, Nohr, Laura, Pohl, Steffi, Paskuy, Sophia, Reinhardt, Isabelle, Sierau, Susan, Stammel, Nadine, Wirz, Christina, Renneberg, Babette, Wagner, Birgit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 02-01-2024 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adaptation Anxiety Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis App based Care and treatment Clinical psychology Clinical trials Cognitive-behavioral Common elements treatment approach Comorbidity Demographic aspects Diagnosis Drug abuse Education Emotional disorders Health aspects Health economics Health services Humans Internet Intervention Medical schools Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health Mood Disorders Persian language Pilot projects Post traumatic stress disorder Psychiatric services Psychological aspects Psychotherapy Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Refugee Refugees Refugees - psychology Self help Social aspects Sociology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy Study Protocol Tailored Technology application Treatment Outcome Germany Tailored Common elements treatment approach Refugee Cognitive-behavioral App based
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Summary:	Refugee populations have an increased risk for mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorders. Comorbidity is common. At the same time, refugees face multiple barriers to accessing mental health treatment. Only a minority of them receive adequate help. The planned trial evaluates a low-threshold, transdiagnostic Internet-based treatment. The trial aims at establishing its efficacy and cost-effectiveness compared with no treatment. N = 131 treatment-seeking Arabic- or Farsi-speaking patients, meeting diagnostic criteria for a depressive, anxiety, and/or posttraumatic stress disorder will be randomized to either the intervention or the waitlist control group. The intervention group receives an Internet-based treatment with weekly written guidance provided by Arabic- or Farsi-speaking professionals. The treatment is based on the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA), is tailored to the individual patient, and takes 6-16 weeks. The control group will wait for 3 months and then receive the Internet-based treatment. The planned trial will result in an estimate of the efficacy of a low-threshold and scalable treatment option for the most common mental disorders in refugees. German Registry for Clinical Trials DRKS00024154. Registered on February 1, 2021.
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ISSN:	1745-6215 1745-6215
DOI:	10.1186/s13063-023-07845-5