REMAIN: Feasibility and Acceptability of Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Refugee Youth Living in the Netherlands

Conditions: Common mental disordersDepressionAnxietyPost-traumatic stress disorderScalable interventionsRefugee youth

Registration Number: NL-OMON24354

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Brief Summary: Bryant, R. A., Schafer, A., Dawson, K. S., Anjuri, D., Mulili, C., Ndogoni, L., . . . van Ommeren, M. (2017). Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial. PLOS Medicine, 14(8), e1002371. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002371 Dawson, K. S., Bryant, R. A., Harper, M., Kuowei Tay, A., Rahman, A., Schafer, A., & Van Ommeren, M. (2015). Problem Management Plus (PM+): A WHO transdiagnostic psychological intervention for common mental health problems. World Psychiatry, 14(3), 354–357. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20255 de Graaff, A. M., Cuijpers, P., Acarturk, C., Bryant, R., Burchert, S., Fuhr, D. C., . . . Sijbrandij, M. (2020). Effectiveness of a peer-refugee delivered psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among adult Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: study protocol. European journal of psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1694347. doi:10.1080/20008198.2019.1694347 Rahman, A., Hamdani, S. U., Awan, N. R., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K. S., Khan, M. F., … Van Ommeren, M. (2016). Effect of a multicomponent behavioral intervention in adults impaired by psychological distress in a conflict-affected area of Pakistan. A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 316(24), 2609–2617. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.17165

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

16 to 25 years old
- Syrian, Eritrean or Iraqi background
- Elevated levels of psychological distress (K10>15) and reduced psychosocial functioning (WHODAS 2.0>16)

Exclusion Criteria

- Acute medical conditions
- Imminent suicide risk or expressed acute needs and protection risks.
- Severe mental disorder (psychotic disorders, substance-dependence)
- Severe cognitive impairment (e.g. severe intellectual disability)
- Currently receiving a psychological treatment within specialized mental health care
- In case of current psychotropic medication use: change in dosage during the past 2 months.