Trial design
depression, somatic complaints, PTSD, anxiety
The data presented in this paper is drawn from a RCT study project entitled “Promoting the resilience of refugees and migrants–effectiveness study on the use of native-language counselors” approved by the Ethical Review Board of the Charité (Nr. EA1/034/18). The trial was registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00016867). The study project adopted a pre-post design with a waiting list group as a control group and a three-month follow-up to assess the effectiveness of Value Based Counseling (VBC) and its long-term effects on the mental health of migrant and refugee populations in Germany. Participants were randomized with a 1:1 allocation ratio to either a group that received Value-based Counseling after a pre-test (VBC-Group) or a waiting list control group. The present paper presents the data collected on variables of resilience and perspective taking. Two recent papers which focused on further data collected for the study focused on the clinically meaningful reduction of depression and PTSD symptoms, perceived stress, anxiety, and somatic complaints experienced by participants in the VBC group after an average of four counselling sessions [