{
  "abstract": "Introduction Immigrants access mental healthcare at lower rates than native-born individuals, highlighting the need for interventions and systematic assessments of scalability to reach underserved populations.Aim This study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06193161) evaluates outreach procedures and the characteristics of the first 100 immigrants who sought internet-based treatment in Sweden for post-traumatic stress disorder. It also assesses the feasibility of a battery of outreach assessment variables for systematic use in clinical research.Methods Recruitment strategies included targeted social media advertisements, a dedicated study webpage and psychoeducational materials. Individuals completed a comprehensive set of outreach assessment variables, including immigrant status, treatment history and mental health indicators.Results Digital advertisements for 6 days resulted in the enrolment of 100 immigrants including both voluntary and forcibly displaced migrant groups. The enrolled sample represented diverse cultural backgrounds as captured by the screening assessment battery.Conclusion Additional efforts are needed to engage socioeconomically diverse and non-English-speaking immigrant populations.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Karolina Sörman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Nitya Jayaram-Lindström"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Moa Pontén"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Maria Bragesjö"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Karoline Kolaas"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Martin Kraepelien"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Samir El Alaoui"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Josefin Särnholm"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Olof Molander"
    }
  ],
  "title": "First 100 migrants seeking culturally inclusive internet-based treatment for PTSD: a Mind the Gap pilot outreach study",
  "uid": "e4cd06de-f364-5410-99ec-6d8555b057d3"
}