title: Evaluating a multiple-family group access intervention for refugees with PTSD.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a multiple-family group in increasing access to mental health services for refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigated a nine-session multiple-family group called Coffee and Families Education and Support with refugee families from Bosnia-Herzegovina in Chicago. Adults with PTSD (n = 197) and their families were randomly assigned to receive either the intervention or a control condition. The results indicated that a multiple-family group was effective in increasing access to mental health services and that depression and family comfort with discussing trauma mediated the intervention effect. Further well-designed studies of family interventions are needed for developing evidence-based interventions for refugee families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. smweine@uic.edu
authors.forename: Stevan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weine
authors.forename: Yasmina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kulauzovic
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klebic
authors.forename: Sanela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Besic
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mujagic
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muzurovic
authors.forename: Dzemila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spahovic
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sclove
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavkovic
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feetham
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rolland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000208:ethnology; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome