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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

06.23.22 | PLOS

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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.

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025

Randomized controlled/clinical trial

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Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Claire Turner
PLOS
medicine@plos.org
Sarah Sheppard
WHO
sheppards@who.int

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, June 23). WHO digital intervention reduces depression and mental health symptoms for displaced Syrians in Lebanon – and might help other refugees with digital access. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59JQPR8/who-digital-intervention-reduces-depression-and-mental-health-symptoms-for-displaced-syrians-in-lebanon-and-might-help-other-refugees-with-digital-access.html
MLA:
"WHO digital intervention reduces depression and mental health symptoms for displaced Syrians in Lebanon – and might help other refugees with digital access." Brightsurf News, Jun. 23 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59JQPR8/who-digital-intervention-reduces-depression-and-mental-health-symptoms-for-displaced-syrians-in-lebanon-and-might-help-other-refugees-with-digital-access.html.