{
  "abstract": "Introduction Heightened rates of mental illness among children, young people and forcibly displaced adults are well-documented. Despite this, access to care in host countries is often low. Problem-management plus (PM+) is an intervention developed by the WHO that can be delivered through task-shifting by lay counsellors and has been shown to be effective in numerous studies. At the same time, it has been shown that PM+ has a limited effect on traumatic stress symptoms, a common problem among forcibly displaced individuals. In turn, to further these benefits, a novel emotional processing (EP) module has been developed to be adjunctively delivered alongside PM+(PM+EP).Method and analysis The current study is a randomised controlled feasibility and acceptability study. 60 participants aged 16–25 will be randomly allocated to either PM+, PM+EP or care as usual. The primary outcome of this study will be the feasibility and acceptability of the delivery of PM+EP in forcibly displaced youth. Secondary outcomes are self-rated measures of distress, depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, personally identified problems, hope, use of services and medications, general well-being and social support.Ethics and dissemination Following ethical approval in February 2024, recruitment commenced in October 2024. Study completion is anticipated by December 2025. Findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and communication with relevant stakeholders.Trial registration number NCT06878092.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Save the Children, Stockholm, Sweden",
        "Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Erica Mattelin"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands",
        "Department of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands"
      ],
      "name": "Cansu Alozkan-Sever"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Shervin Shahnavaz"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands"
      ],
      "name": "Marit Sijbrandij"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Aemal Akhtar"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Study Protocol of a feasibility and acceptability trial of Problem Management Plus with Emotional Processing (PM+EP) for forcibly displaced youth living in Sweden",
  "uid": "06ed5337-4931-5158-ae7e-cb66d1005d9e"
}