Pilot Study of Testing Group Psychological Help for Syrian Refugees in Jorda

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Psychological distress; Depression; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000168156
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-05
• Study Completion: 2019-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria are (a) Syrian refugee residing in Azraq Refugee Camp, (b) aged > 18 years, (c) scores on Kessler-10 > 15.9 and WHODAS > 16, (c) can understand instructions, (d) Arabic speaking, and (e) has a child between 10-16 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are (a) significant cognitive impairment or severe neurological impairments, (b) at risk of imminent suicide, (c) suffering from acute medical conditions, or (d) suffering from severe mental disorders (e.g. psychotic disorders)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression as measured by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist[Pretreatment (week 1), and posttreatment (week 7) ];Anxiety as measured by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist[Pretreatment (week 1), and posttreatment (week 7) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posttraumatic stress as measured by the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist[Pretreatment (week 1), and posttreatment (week 7) ];Participant's child's psychological distress as measured by the Pediatric Symptom Checklist[Pretreatment (week 1), and posttreatment (week 7) ]