Relevant Study |
Type of Study |
Strength of Evidence |
Direction of Evidence |
Efficacy of Psychological Interventions on Depression Anxiety and Somatization in Migrants: A Meta-analysis. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Imagery rehearsal therapy and/or mianserin in treatment of refugees diagnosed with PTSD: Results from a randomized controlled trial |
Impact evaluation |
Moderate |
No impact |
Mental health services designed for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics (BAME) in the UK: a scoping review of case studies. |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Narrative exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
The effectiveness of adapted psychological interventions for people from ethnic minority groups: A systematic review and conceptual typology |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Positive impact |
A meta-analysis of school-based interventions for student refugees, migrants, and immigrants |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Cultural Adaptations of Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions for Refugees: Implications for Clinical Social Work. |
Literature review |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Trauma-focused psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Psychological and pharmacological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid mental health problems following complex traumatic events: Systematic review and component network meta-analysis. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
A Full Systematic Review on the Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Mental Health Symptoms in Child Refugees |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Exposure therapy for PTSD: A meta-analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Evidence-based individual psychotherapy for complex posttraumatic stress disorder and at-risk groups for complex traumatization: A meta-review. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
A Meta-Analysis of Group Interventions for Trauma and Depression Among Immigrant and Refugee Children |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Evaluating narrative exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: A meta-analysis of the evidence base. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Evaluating narrative exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: A meta-analysis of the evidence base. |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions for Adult Refugees and Asylum Seekers |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Efficacy and Acceptability of Psychosocial Interventions in Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, No impact, Positive impact |
Common Mental Disorders in Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Umbrella Review of Prevalence and Intervention Studies |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, No impact, Positive impact |
Enhancing Need Satisfaction to Reduce Psychological Distress in Syrian Refugees |
Impact evaluation |
Moderate |
No impact, Positive impact |
The Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy: a Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Refugees and Survivors of Torture: A Review and Proposal for Action |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Mental Health Interventions in Canada for Migrants Affected by State-Sanctioned Violence: An Effectiveness Study |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for Adult Survivors Of Torture And Trauma: A 30-Year Review |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Meeting the Needs of Older Adult Refugee Populations with Home Health Services |
Suggestive evidence |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Prevention of Psychological Distress and Promotion of Resilience Amongst Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Resettlement Countries |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Transcultural Telepsychiatry and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction |
Suggestive evidence |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Review of Refugee Mental Health Interventions Following Resettlement: Best Practices And Recommendations |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Evidence-Based Care for Iraqi, Kurdish, and Syrian Asylum Seekers and Refugees of the Syrian Civil War: A Systematic Review |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Cultural Adaptations in Psychosocial Interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Refugees: A Systematic Review |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Tell Your Story: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online intervention to Reduce Mental Health Stigma and Increase Help-Seeking in Refugee Men with Posttraumatic Stress |
Impact evaluation |
Moderate |
Positive impact |
The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions in War-Traumatized Refugee and Internally Displaced Minors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Female Victims of Trafficking Using Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Retrospective Audit |
Suggestive evidence |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Chronic Pain in Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review on Patients’ Characteristics and Specific interventions |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Refugees Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Digital Game-Based Education for Syrian Refugee Children: Project Hope |
Impact evaluation |
Moderate |
Positive impact |
An Integrative Adapt Therapy for Common Mental Health Symptoms and Adaptive Stress Amongst Rohingya, Chin, and Kachin Refugees Living in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Impact evaluation |
Moderate |
Positive impact |
Complex PTSD and Phased Treatment in Refugees: A Debate Piece |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
EMDR with Traumatized Refugees: From Experience-Based to Evidence-Based Practice |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Psychological Interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, No impact, Positive impact |
Imagery Rescripting as Treatment for Complicated PTSD in Refugees: A Multiple Baseline Case Series Study |
Suggestive evidence |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents After Man-Made and Natural Disasters: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |
Intermediated Communication by Interpreters in Psychotherapy with Traumatized Refugees |
Suggestive evidence |
Suggestive |
Positive impact |
Dealing with Difference: A Scoping Review of Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact |
Preventive Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children and Adolescents in High Income Settings |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Guidelines for Psychiatric Care of Torture Survivors |
Systematic review |
Strong |
Inconclusive or mixed impact, Positive impact |
Trauma-Focused Therapy for Refugees: Meta-Analytic Findings |
Meta-analysis |
Strong |
Positive impact |