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Lay Therapist Effectiveness With Displaced Persons Kurdish Iraq

NCT04684810 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2021-11-08

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Summary

Negative mental health effects of war exposure and displacement are pervasive, but many displaced persons and refugees in low-and-middle income countries lack access to evidence-based treatments. Community lay-therapists are a promising solution for the global mental health field. However, in spite of results from randomized-control trials, no research to-date has examined the external validity of community-led lay-therapist effectiveness. In this exploratory study, longitudinal data at three time points were collected from 28 Arabic-speaking displaced persons (nineteen women and nine men, ages 18-57) seeking mental health services from the Jiyan Foundation: a non-profit founded and based in Kurdish Iraq. Lay therapists trained in evidence-based treatments upon being hired operated largely independently of supervision from foreign clinicians. Participants in weekly psychotherapy completed the Posttraumatic Stress Checklist (PCL-5) and the Psychological Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at baseline, one month, and three months, as well as a modified measure assessing traumatic exposure, purpose-in-life, and a modified Afghan Daily Stressors Scale at baseline to assess for moderators of change over time.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community Lay Therapist-Administered EBT

Community Therapists Used CBT and EMDR Interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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