Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial

Wietse A Tol,Marx R Leku,Daniel P Lakin,Kenneth Carswell,Jura Augustinavicius,Alex Adaku,Teresa M Au,Felicity L Brown,Richard A Bryant,Claudia Garcia-Moreno,Rashelle J Musci,Peter Ventevogel,Ross G White,Mark van Ommeren
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February
2020
Output type
Journal article
Location
Uganda
Focus areas
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
Topics
Refugees and Migrants
Rehabilitation
Programme
Humanitarian Innovation
Organisations
HealthRight International

Innovative solutions are required to provide mental health support at scale in low-resource humanitarian contexts. The team aimed to assess the effectiveness of a facilitator-guided, group-based, self-help intervention (Self-Help Plus) to reduce psychological distress in female refugees. This paper discusses their findings following a cluster randomised trial in rural refugee settlements in northern Uganda for female South Sudanese refugees with at least moderate levels of psychological distress.

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