Integrating a Mental Health Intervention Into Primary Health Care for Refugees

Integrating an Evidence-based Mental Health Intervention Into Primary Health Care to Improve Outcomes for Refugees With Hypertension, Diabetes, and Epilepsy

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an evidence-based mental health intervention (Common Elements Treatment Approach) on medication adherence, behavioral improvement and clinical outcomesamong adults taking medication for hypertension, diabetes and epilepsy using a two-arm randomized wait-list controlled trial among adult refugees in Mae La camp, Thailand.

Inclusion Criteria:

• A. Inclusion criteria:

  1. Patients who was diagnosed by physician based on ICD 10 to have diabetes, hypertension or diabetes with hypertension comorbidity, or epilepsy.
  2. Registered in chronic database system of the camp.

B. Exclusion criteria:

1. who are younger than 18 years old
2. who have severe physical illness
3. who have severe mental disorders
4. who will not stay in the camp until the end of the program
5. who are not willing to participate in the program

Exclusion Criteria:

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