Systematic Review of Community-Based Interventions for Youth PTSD in Humanitarian Settings

A 2026 systematic review by Gabrielle Drake, aggregating data from 21 studies on community-based interventions for youth Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian emergencies. The dataset, stored in an XLS file, contains extracted findings from a review of five databases, including a calculated moderate effect size. It was published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Meta-analysis of intervention efficacy based on the reported effect size (g = -0.5) for reducing PTSD symptoms.
• Comparative study of intervention components based on mentions of individual sessions and cultural adaptation as potential moderators.
• Assessment of evidence heterogeneity in humanitarian mental health research based on the noted substantial variability across included studies.

Strengths

• Includes data from a systematic review of 1,687 screened records, providing a structured evidence base.
• Reports a specific, statistically significant effect size (g = -0.5) for the primary outcome.
• Explores moderator variables such as session format and cultural adaptation, adding analytical depth.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Substantial heterogeneity across the 21 included studies is reported, indicating variable effects.

Provenance

Source

Gabrielle Drake via figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of five databases (Cochrane, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:52:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Focus on low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian emergencies.