Feasibility of a Guided Self-Help Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in South Sudanese Refugee Women in Uganda
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2018-06-20
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World Psychiatry
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Implementing evidence-based psychological interventions in low-resource refugee settings is challenging, because of the need for an extensive workforce of trainers, supervisors and facilitators1,2. Self-Help Plus (SH1) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a tool potentially applicable in those settings. SH1 is a guided self-help intervention consisting of five audio-recorded sessions and an illustrated self-help manual. It can be provided to large groups (20 to 30 participants) and facilitated by lay helpers with minimal training. It aims to
reduce psychological distress in people with a range of common mental disorders and subthreshold symptoms. It is based on acceptance and commitment therapy, a third wave cognitive behavioral therapy focused on enhancing psychological flexibility.
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Tol, W. A., Augustinavicius, J., Carswell, K., Leku, M. R., Adaku, A., Brown, F. L., ... & van Ommeren, M. (2018). Feasibility of a guided self‐help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugee women in Uganda. World Psychiatry, 17(2), 234.DOI:10.1002/wps.20537