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Mental health treatment for resettled refugees: A comparison of three approaches.
- Source :
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Social Work in Mental Health . Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p342-359. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Mental health concerns are a major factor in the overall wellness and stability of resettled refugees. While the need for mental health treatment for this population has been well-documented, less is known about the effectiveness of various treatment modalities on mental health outcomes. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to assess the impact of three different mental health interventions among refugees from Burundi, Burma, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Bhutan. The effects of eight weeks of randomly assigned office-based counseling (treatment as usual [TAU]), home-based counseling (HBC), and a community-based psycho-educational group (CPG) on posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, somatization, and social support were evaluated using a preāpost design. Results indicate merit in each of the treatment modalities, with varying efficacy across intervention according to mental health symptoms. In general, however, participants in HBC and CPG demonstrated greater overall improvement in mental health outcomes than participants receiving TAU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MENTAL illness treatment
*REFUGEES
*ANALYSIS of variance
*COMPARATIVE studies
*STATISTICAL correlation
*RESEARCH methodology
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*T-test (Statistics)
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15332985
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Work in Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116525831
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2015.1080205