Psychosocial treatment outcomes of common mental disorders vary widely in persons in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises and refugees in high-income countries

Alvin Kuowei Tay; Jessica Carlsson

doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.73

Psychosocial treatment outcomes of common mental disorders vary widely in persons in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises and refugees in high-income countries

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This commentary discusses methodological and contextual factors that might account for variations in psychosocial treatment outcomes found in persons in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises and refugees. Factors discussed are related to cultural adaptations, content and intensity of treatment, population characteristics and factors related to research design.

Original language	English
Article number	e100
Journal	BJPsych Open
Volume	8
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	e100
ISSN	2056-4724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.73
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

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Refugee
mental health
psychosocial interventions
trauma
treatment outcome

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