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However, group-based treatments are frequently used as a first-line intervention in the UK.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S135246582100028X_as2\"><jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study investigated the feasibility of delivering a group-based, manualised stabilisation course specifically developed for ASR. The second aim was to evaluate the use of routine outcome measures (ROMs) to capture psychological change in this population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S135246582100028X_as3\"><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty-two participants from 22 countries attended the 8-session Moving On After Trauma (MOAT) group-based stabilisation treatment. PHQ-9, GAD-7, IES-R and idiosyncratic outcomes were administered pre- and post-intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S135246582100028X_as4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seventy-one per cent of participants (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 58) attended five or more of the treatment sessions. While completion rates of the ROMs were poor \u2013 measures were completed at pre- and post-intervention for 46% participants (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 38) \u2013 a repeated-measures MANOVA indicated significant improvements in depression (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .001, \u03b7<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = .262), anxiety (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .000, \u03b7<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = .390), PTSD (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .001, \u03b7<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = .393) and idiosyncratic measures (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .000, \u03b7<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = .593) following the intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S135246582100028X_as5\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Preliminary evidence indicates that ASR who attended a low-intensity, group-based stabilisation group for PTSD experienced lower mental health scores post-group, although the lack of a comparison group means these results should be interpreted with caution. There are significant challenges in administering ROMs to individuals who speak many different languages, in a group setting. Nonetheless, groups have benefits including efficiency of treatment delivery which should also be considered.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s135246582100028x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,21]],"date-time":"2021-07-21T07:40:11Z","timestamp":1626853211000},"page":"111-116","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Pilot evaluation of a group stabilisation intervention for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"50","author":[{"given":"Mary","family":"Griggs","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8216-5567","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kate","family":"Cooper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"S135246582100028X_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0020764009105699"},{"key":"S135246582100028X_ref1","unstructured":"Beck, A. , Naz, S. , Brooks, M. , & Jankowska, M. 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