Cultural adaptation of a self-help app for grieving Syrian refugees in Switzerland : A feasibility and acceptability pilot-RCT

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Predictors of symptom change in the mental health of refugees and asylum seekers (MEHIRA) study examining the effects of a stepped and collaborative care model : A multicentered rater-blinded randomized controlled trial

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Traumatised youth harbour feelings of revenge : investigating the association between PTSD symptomatology, vengeance, and willingness to forgive among the Congolese adolescent refugees in Uganda

Background: Prolonged conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have caused widespread psychological trauma among civilians leading to maladaptive coping strategies across generations. Despite this occurrence, empirical studies on the prevalence of trauma and its impact on attitudes towards revenge and forgiveness, particularly among the youth, are scarce. This study aims to clarify the relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and the desires for forgiveness and revenge among Congolese adolescents residing in Uganda.

 

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“There is a Mental Resistance” : Experiences of Involving Refugee Parents in a Youth Trauma Recovery Program from the Perspective of Participating Youth, Parents and Facilitators

Scalable light-touch programs that align with the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) approach is becoming an established intervention model for refugee youth with symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) is one example and, as TF-CBT guidelines state, parent sessions are included as the model relies on parents to provide support and instigate the techniques. In addition to traumatic stress, refugee families are often subjected to acculturative, isolation and resettlement stress.

 

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Assessing local service providers’ needs for scaling up MHPSS interventions for Ukrainian refugees : Insights from Poland, Slovakia, and Romania

Providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support interventions (MHPSS) for forcibly displaced Ukrainians in Central and Eastern Europe poses numerous challenges due to various socio-cultural and infrastructural factors. This qualitative study explored implementation barriers reported by service providers of in-person and digital MHPSS for Ukrainian refugees displaced to Poland, Romania and Slovakia due to the war. In addition, the study aimed to generate recommendations to overcome these barriers.

 

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Scaling up mental health service provision through multisectoral integration : A qualitative analysis of factors shaping delivery and uptake among South Sudanese refugees and healthcare workers in Uganda

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There is a growing need for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions that can feasibly be provided to larger groups of people, particularly in humanitarian settings. However, scaling up mental health interventions
is notoriously difficult. There are therefore growing calls for integrating mental health outside traditional health structures, both to increase reach and to address social determinants of mental health. The objective of this

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Moral injury appraisals and PTSD symptoms in treatment-seeking refugees : a latent profile analysis

Objective: Refugees flee from countries due to war, violence, or persecution and are often exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). Furthermore, they might encounter situations where they are compelled to act contrary to their moral codes or witness others acting morally wrong.

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Conflict exposure and expected victimization in Nigeria

Although the Northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has the second highest incidence of violent conflicts among Nigeria’s 36 states, the population generally reports a low level of expected victimization. A large-N survey conducted in the state in 2021 showed that 65% of the population believe they are unlikely to be directly affected by violent conflict in the future.

 

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Hidden scars : the persistent multifaceted health and psychosocial consequences for Syrian torture survivors

Background: The impact on the physical and mental health of those who survived torture and their close circles in the Syrian regime’s detention facilities remains under-studied.

 

Objective: This qualitative study explored Syrian refugees’ narrations of captivity and torture, and the consequences of such extreme traumatic events on their physical and psychosocial health.

 

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Adult refugees’ perspectives on the impact of trauma and post-migration hardships on learning

Background: Research shows that adult refugees’ well-being and future in the reception country heavily depend on successfully learning the host language. However, we know little about how adult learners from refugee backgrounds experience the impact of trauma and adversity on their learning.

 

Objective: The current study aims to investigate the perspectives of adult refugee learners on whether and how trauma and other adversity affect their learning.

 

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