Evaluation of the METRA + intervention on mental health and social functioning in Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot study

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This pilot study evaluates the METRA+ intervention, a culturally adapted program combining memory training and compassionate communication, for Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan. It reports on a single-arm trial with 41 participants, documenting significant reductions in PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms alongside qualitative feedback on improved emotion regulation and self-efficacy. The resource is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in scalable mental health interventions for youth in humanitarian settings.

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b514dfacdffb4bfb
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PubMed Central
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Sayed Jafar Ahmadi (New School), Zeinab Musavi (American University of Afghanistan), Mohammad Wali Farhat (Clinical Research Organization), Shafiqa Mehry (Clinical Research Organization), Daniel McAvoy (Deakin University), Azi Berzengi (University of East Anglia), Adam Brown (New School), Justin Dainer‐Best (Bard College), Laura Jobson (Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute)
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2026-04-13
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DOI
10.1080/20008066.2026.2650894
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@article{allodium:b514dfacdffb4bfb,
  title = {Evaluation of the METRA + intervention on mental health and social functioning in Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot study},
  author = {Sayed Jafar Ahmadi and Zeinab Musavi and Mohammad Wali Farhat and Shafiqa Mehry and Daniel McAvoy and Azi Berzengi and Adam Brown and Justin Dainer‐Best and Laura Jobson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1080/20008066.2026.2650894},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2650894}
}

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TI  - Evaluation of the METRA + intervention on mental health and social functioning in Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot study
AU  - Ahmadi, Sayed Jafar
AU  - Musavi, Zeinab
AU  - Farhat, Mohammad Wali
AU  - Mehry, Shafiqa
AU  - McAvoy, Daniel
AU  - Berzengi, Azi
AU  - Brown, Adam
AU  - Dainer‐Best, Justin
AU  - Jobson, Laura
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1080/20008066.2026.2650894
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Ahmadi, S. J., Musavi, Z., Farhat, M. W., Mehry, S., McAvoy, D., Berzengi, A., Brown, A., Dainer‐Best, J., & Jobson, L. (2026). Evaluation of the METRA + intervention on mental health and social functioning in Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2650894

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