Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module
Young refugees face numerous challenges before, during, and after their journey, leading to higher rates of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These problems often remain untreated due to barriers like limited services, stigma, and varied distress ex...
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| author | Cansu Alozkan Sever Pim Cuijpers Katie S. Dawson Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz Aemal Akhtar Richard A. Bryant Marit Sijbrandij |
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| description | Young refugees face numerous challenges before, during, and after their journey, leading to higher rates of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These problems often remain untreated due to barriers like limited services, stigma, and varied distress expressions. One effective scalable intervention that bridges this treatment gap is problem management plus (PM+), a transdiagnostic program delivered by trained nonspecialists. However, PM+ lacks a module directly targeting posttraumatic stress, which is a common problem in young refugees. This study presents the cultural and contextual adaptation process of PM+ for young refugees in the Netherlands that includes a newly developed emotional processing module. Qualitative data collection included free list interviews with youngsters (n = 33), key informant interviews with professionals (n = 9), policymakers (n = 5), key people from communities (n = 10), focus group discussions (n = 11) and one focused interview. A new module targeting distressing memories was developed and reviewed by experts (n = 14). Results supported protocol adaptations, including culturally and age-appropriate language, examples, illustrations and length. This research aims to develop feasible, culturally sensitive mental health interventions tailored to the unique needs of young refugees. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bbccab90d5ee49e782e0fc31bcf6f9992025-08-20T02:09:22ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512024-01-011110.1017/gmh.2024.93Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing moduleCansu Alozkan Sever0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1981-4453Pim Cuijpers1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-2743Katie S. Dawson2Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz3Aemal Akhtar4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-3636Richard A. Bryant5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-819XMarit Sijbrandij6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-9810Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsYoung refugees face numerous challenges before, during, and after their journey, leading to higher rates of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These problems often remain untreated due to barriers like limited services, stigma, and varied distress expressions. One effective scalable intervention that bridges this treatment gap is problem management plus (PM+), a transdiagnostic program delivered by trained nonspecialists. However, PM+ lacks a module directly targeting posttraumatic stress, which is a common problem in young refugees. This study presents the cultural and contextual adaptation process of PM+ for young refugees in the Netherlands that includes a newly developed emotional processing module. Qualitative data collection included free list interviews with youngsters (n = 33), key informant interviews with professionals (n = 9), policymakers (n = 5), key people from communities (n = 10), focus group discussions (n = 11) and one focused interview. A new module targeting distressing memories was developed and reviewed by experts (n = 14). Results supported protocol adaptations, including culturally and age-appropriate language, examples, illustrations and length. This research aims to develop feasible, culturally sensitive mental health interventions tailored to the unique needs of young refugees.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000931/type/journal_articleAdaptationDistressGlobal mental healthPost traumatic stressWHO |
| spellingShingle | Cansu Alozkan Sever Pim Cuijpers Katie S. Dawson Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz Aemal Akhtar Richard A. Bryant Marit Sijbrandij Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health Adaptation Distress Global mental health Post traumatic stress WHO |
| title | Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module |
| title_full | Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module |
| title_fullStr | Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module |
| title_full_unstemmed | Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module |
| title_short | Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module |
| title_sort | addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the netherlands adapting problem management plus pm with an emotional processing module |
| topic | Adaptation Distress Global mental health Post traumatic stress WHO |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000931/type/journal_article |
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