WHO digital intervention reduces depression and mental health symptoms for displaced Syrians in Lebanon – and might help other refugees with digital access
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WHO digital intervention reduces depression and mental health symptoms for displaced Syrians in Lebanon – and might help other refugees with digital access
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Article Title: Effects of a WHO-guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial
Author Countries: The Netherlands, Switzerland, Lebanon, Germany
Funding: This study was funded by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC, managed by Elhra; https://www.elrha.org) (resources mobilized by MvO). The study used an open source research infrastructure developed by Freie Universität Berlin as part of STRENGTHS project (funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program Societal Challenges; agreement 733337; https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020) (resources mobilized by CK). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
Method of Research
Randomized controlled/clinical trial
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.