Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda

A cluster randomised trial

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 February 2020
Country:
South Sudan, Uganda
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Tol, W, Leku, MR, Lakin, DP, Carswell, K

Abstract

Innovative solutions are required to provide mental health support at scale in low-resource humanitarian contexts. The authors aimed to assess the effectiveness of a facilitator-guided, group-based, self-help intervention (Self-Help Plus) to reduce psychological distress in female refugees. The authors conducted a cluster randomised trial in rural refugee settlements in northern Uganda.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

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, Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2020, Pages e254-e263, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30504-2.

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

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