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Utvärdering av en gruppintervention mot posttraumatisk stress hos flyktingungdomar - en randomiserad studie
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Evaluation of a group intervention for post traumatic stress in refugee adolescents - a randomised trial
Abstract [en]
A total of 18 294 youth aged 16-17 years are waiting for their asylum decisions; most are unaccompanied refugee minors (URM). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in this group; 76% of the 206 URM screened positive for PTSD in a study we conducted. The current system does not have the capacity to offer adequate support for mental health problems and promote resilience in these youth.Teaching Recovery Techniques (TrT) is a manualised group intervention for front-line workers without previous therapeutic experience. TrT involves five sessions for the youth and two for carers. A few randomised studies have demonstrated effects of TrT on PTSD symptoms and grief, but not in the Scandinavian context or on URM. In our pilot study 80% of the participants had depression and 30% suicidal ideation or plans at baseline. Negative life events were reported by 57% while they participated. Of the 51 youth completing the program n=36 available pre- and post-data indicate significant change in depression scores, p=0.029, but no changes in PTSD symptoms.Our purpose is to evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of Teaching Recovery Techniques regarding depression, PTSD symptoms, steroid metabolite profiles, drug use, social support, and quality of life in URM. We plan an ecologically valid RCT comparing TrT (intervention) with a psychoeducational group intervention (active control) and a waitlist control. Pilot data indicate 240 URM are needed to gain the required sample size of N=128.
Principal InvestigatorSarkadi, Anna
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Uppsala universitet
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Tidsperiod
2017-12-01 － 2018-12-31
HSV kategori
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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DiVA, id: project:5962Prosjekt id: 2017-02565_VR
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