Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis

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• Pim Cuijpers,
• Kenneth Carswell,
• Ceren Acarturk,
• Martha Bird,
• Zeynep Ilkkursun,
• Marit Sijbrandij,
• Ersin Uygun,
• Bayard Roberts,
• Richard Bryant,
• Egbert Sondorp,
• David McDaid,
• Christine Knaevelsrud,
• Mark J D Jordans,
• A-La Park,
• Aemal Akhtar,
• Ulrich Schnyder,
• Sebastian Burchert,
• Trudy Mooren,
• Anke B Witteveen,
• Peter Ventevogel,
• Anne M de Graaff,
• Mhd Salem Alkneme,
• May Aoun,
• Manar Awwad,
• Ahmad Y Bawaneh,
• Felicity L Brown,
• Annelieke Drogendijk,
• Michelle Engels,
• Daniela C Fuhr,
• Pernille Hansen,
• Edith van 't Hof,
• Luana Giardinelli,
• Mahmoud Hemmo,
• Jonas M Hessling,
• Nikolai Kiselev,
• Gülsah Kurt,
• Saara Martinmäki,
• Naser Morina,
• Hadeel Naser,
• Monique C Pfaltz,
• Matthis Schick,
• Julia Spaaij,
• Frederik Steen,
• Karine Taha,
• Claire Whitney,
• Martine van den Dool,
• Cansu Mirzanlı,
• Nana Wiedemann,
• Aniek Woodward

Affiliations

1London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Pim Cuijpers

1 Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kenneth Carswell

Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse, World Health Organisation, Geneve, Switzerland

Ceren Acarturk

Istanbul Sehir Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Martha Bird

IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Danish Red Cross, Copenhagen, Denmark

Zeynep Ilkkursun

Department of Psychology, Istanbul Sehir Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Marit Sijbrandij

1 Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ersin Uygun

Trauma and Disaster Mental Health, Istanbul Bilgi Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Bayard Roberts

professor of health systems and policy

Richard Bryant

Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Egbert Sondorp

KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

David McDaid

Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Christine Knaevelsrud

Division of Clinical Psychological Intervention, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Mark J D Jordans

10 Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London, London, UK

A-La Park

Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Aemal Akhtar

6 Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Ulrich Schnyder

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Sebastian Burchert

Division of Clinical Psychological Intervention, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Trudy Mooren

Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Anke B Witteveen

1 Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Peter Ventevogel

Public Health, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland

Anne M de Graaff

Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Mhd Salem Alkneme

Division of Clinical-Psychological Intervention, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany

May Aoun

Research and Development Department, War Child, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Manar Awwad

Technical Unit, International Medical Corps, London, UK

Ahmad Y Bawaneh

Technical Unit, International Medical Corps, London, UK

Felicity L Brown

Research and Development Department, War Child, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Annelieke Drogendijk

ARQ International, ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Michelle Engels

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Copenhagen, Denmark

Daniela C Fuhr

Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Pernille Hansen

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Copenhagen, Denmark

Edith van 't Hof

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland

Luana Giardinelli

Technical Unit, International Medical Corps, London, UK

Mahmoud Hemmo

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Jonas M Hessling

Division of Clinical-Psychological Intervention, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Nikolai Kiselev

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Gülsah Kurt

Department of Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

Saara Martinmäki

ARQ International, ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Naser Morina

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Hadeel Naser

Technical Unit, International Medical Corps, London, UK

Monique C Pfaltz

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Matthis Schick

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Julia Spaaij

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Frederik Steen

Research and Development Department, War Child, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Karine Taha

Research and Development Department, War Child, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Claire Whitney

Technical Unit, International Medical Corps, London, UK

Martine van den Dool

Cansu Mirzanlı

Nana Wiedemann

Aniek Woodward