Study | Intervention | Design | Major findings |
Mooren et al., (2003) -Bosnia (Aug. 1994-Sept. 1999) | Brief trauma focused therapy | -Naturalistic comparative design: treatment (n = 5056), comparison group (n = 102) | General Health, Coping: -Clinically recovered: General Health 12.8%, Coping with Trauma 15.5% -Improved: General Health 54.5%, Coping with Trauma 23.1% -No improvement: General Health 32.7%, Coping with Trauma 61.4% -Deteriorated: General Health 8.7%, Coping with Trauma 9.7% |
Tol et al., 2009 -Nepal (Nov. 2003- Nov. 2004) | Problem solving & stress reducing counseling + psychotropics | -Naturalistic comparative design: treatment (n = 111) -Follow-up (5 months) | PTSD: no clear improvements Depression, Anxiety: no clear improvements Somatic symptom, disability and functioning: significant decrease at follow-up |
Sonderegger et al., 2010 -Uganda (September 2006) | Culturalized CBT intervention | -Controlled trial: experimental (n = 202) -Follow-up (3 months) | Local Depression, Anxiety syndromes: Significant changes Social functioning Pro-social behavior: significant changes -Unacceptable social behavior: No effect |
Bass et al., 2011 -Indonesia (2007) | Non-specific problem solving group counseling | -Controlled trial (n = 420) | Anxiety/depression: no effect for intervention group Somatic symptoms: small effect size intervention group Functioning: no significant difference Coping: Males: significantly increased use of coping mechanisms |