Empowerment group therapy for refugees with affective disorders: results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

• Published in: European psychiatry Vol. 66; no. 1; p. e64
• Main Authors: Wiechers, Maren, Strupf, Michael, Bajbouj, Malek, Böge, Kerem, Karnouk, Carine, Goerigk, Stephan, Kamp-Becker, Inge, Banaschewski, Tobias, Rapp, Michael, Hasan, Alkomiet, Falkai, Peter, Jobst-Heel, Andrea, Habel, Ute, Stamm, Thomas, Heinz, Andreas, Hoell, Andreas, Burger, Max, Bunse, Tilmann, Hoehne, Edgar, Mehran, Nassim, Kaiser, Franziska, Hahn, Eric, Plener, Paul, Übleis, Aline, Padberg, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 17.07.2023
• Subjects: affective disorders; depression; Emotional regulation; Emotions; Empowerment; global mental health; Group therapy; Humans; Intervention; Linguistics; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mood Disorders; Persian language; Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy, Group; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Refugees; Refugees - psychology; Resilience (Psychology); Stress; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Syria; Iraq; affective disorders; Refugees; depression; group therapy; global mental health

Against the background of missing culturally sensitive mental health care services for refugees, we developed a group intervention ) for refugees at level 3 within the stratified Stepped and Collaborative Care Model of the project (MEHIRA). We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the group intervent...