Internet-based treatment of depressive symptoms in a Kurdish population: A randomized controlled trialShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Psychology, ISSN 0021-9762, E-ISSN 1097-4679, Vol. 75, no 6, p. 985-998Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objective Kurdish immigrants in Sweden have a doubled risk of mental health problems, and refugee and immigrant populations underutilize mental health services. The present study investigated the efficacy of culturally adapted guided internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for depressive symptoms in a Kurdish population. Method We included 50 individuals who were randomized to either an 8-week treatment or a wait-list. The Beck Depression Inventory-II was the primary outcome measure, and measures of anxiety and insomnia were secondary outcomes. Results Depressive symptoms were significantly reduced (intention-to-treat analysis) in the treatment group, with a between-group effect size at posttreatment of Cohens d = 1.27. Moderate to large between-group effects were also observed on all secondary outcome measures. Treatment effects were sustained at 11-month follow-up. Conclusion The results provide preliminary support for culturally adapted ICBT as a complement to other treatment formats for treating symptoms of depression in a Kurdish population.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY , 2019. Vol. 75, no 6, p. 985-998
Keywords [en]
culturally adapted psychotherapy; depression; internet-based cognitive behavior therapy
National Category
Psychiatry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158324DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22753ISI: 000467746800005PubMedID: 30702758OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-158324DiVA, id: diva2:1333876
Note
Funding Agencies|Linkopings Universitet; Swedish Science Foundation [2018-05827]; Linkoping University
2019-07-022019-07-022020-05-02