Controlled Trial of Mental Health Interventions for Torture Survivors in Kurdistan
NCT ID: NCT00925262
Last Updated: 2013-05-03
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
530 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-06-30
2011-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Cognitive Processing Therapy
An adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy, focusing on treatment for persons suffering mental health effects of trauma
Cognitive Processing Therapy
an adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy used to address mental health effects of trauma exposure
Behavioral Activation
A form of counseling therapy that emphasizes enhancing pleasurable behaviors and minimizing negative behaviors as a means to reducing depression symptomatology.
Behavioral Activation
form of counseling intervention to promote positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors as a means of reducing depression symptomatology and severity
non-specific counseling
a collection of counseling skills suitable for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems and not designed for specific disorders. This particular version was developed by a collaborator -Heartland Alliance - for use with torture survivors.
nonspecific counseling
nonspecific counseling interventions useful for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems.
wait control
persons in this study arm will not receive active treatment as part of the study but will be monitored during the study and offered treatment after 3-5 months of waiting.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Cognitive Processing Therapy
an adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy used to address mental health effects of trauma exposure
Behavioral Activation
form of counseling intervention to promote positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors as a means of reducing depression symptomatology and severity
nonspecific counseling
nonspecific counseling interventions useful for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Kurdish
* torture survivor
* currently has significant depression symptomatology.
Exclusion Criteria
* already receiving treatment from our treatment provider
* not mentally competent to provide informed consent.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Paul Bolton
Associate Scientist
Principal Investigators
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Paul A Bolton, MB BS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Locations
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multiple public health clinics across Kurdistan
Dohuk, Sulaimani, Erbil, Rural Areas, ALL, Iraq
Countries
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References
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Bolton P, Bass JK, Zangana GA, Kamal T, Murray SM, Kaysen D, Lejuez CW, Lindgren K, Pagoto S, Murray LK, Van Wyk SS, Ahmed AM, Amin NM, Rosenblum M. A randomized controlled trial of mental health interventions for survivors of systematic violence in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 31;14:360. doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0360-2.
Other Identifiers
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BoltonP-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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