Nicholas Bisconti, Mackenzie Odier, Matthew Becker, Kim Bullock
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile App-Based TEAM-CBT (Testing Empathy Assessment Methods-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Intervention (Feeling Good) for Depression: Secondary Data Analysis
JMIR mental health
background children adolescents exposed armed conflict high risk developing mental health problems date range psychosocial approaches clinicalpsychiatric interventions used address mental health needs groups aims provide overview peerreviewed psychosocial mental health interventions designed address mental health needs conflictaffected children highlight areas policy research need strengthening methods used standard review methodology identify interventions aimed improving treating mental health problems conflictaffected youth ecological lens used organize studies according individual family peerschool community factors targeted intervention interventions also evaluated orientation toward prevention treatment maintenance strength scientific evidence reported effects results 2305 studies returned online searches literature 21 sources identified bibliography mining 58 qualified full review 40 peerreviewed studies included final narrative synthesis overall peerreviewed literature focused largely schoolbased interventions family communitybased interventions empirically evaluated two studies assessed multilevel steppedcare packages conclusions evidence base effective efficacious interventions conflictaffected youth requires strengthening postconflict development agendas must retooled target vulnerabilities characterizing conflictaffected youth approaches must collaborative across bodies responsible care youth families