Table 4 The components within the interventions that were evaluated within the included studies (n = 13)

Skill building

 Total number of reports containing skill building

12 [37,38,39,40, 42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49]

 Skill building in emotional regulation

8 [37, 39, 40, 44,45,46,47,48]

 Skill building in anger management

3 [38, 39, 45]

 Skill building in coping strategies [not specified further]

3 [37, 40, 44]

 Skill building in parenting

3 [38, 44, 45]

 Skill building in problem solving

2 [42, 44]

 Skill building in psychological flexibility

2 [47, 48]

 Skill building in social enterprising

2 [43, 49]

 Skill building in conflict management

1 [47]

 Skill building in stress management

1 [44]

 Skill building in relapse prevention

1 [44]

Psychoeducation

 Total number of reports containing psychoeducation

10 [38,39,40, 43,44,45,46,47,48,49]

 Psychoeducation about mental health

5 [38,39,40, 45, 46]

 Psychoeducation about body-mind awareness/techniques

2 [39, 45]

 Psychoeducation about economics/financial aspects

2 [43, 49]

 Psychoeducation about emotions

2 [40, 47]

 Psychoeducation in general [not specified further]

2 [44, 48]

 Psychoeducation about domestic violence

1 [38]

 Psychoeducation about nutrition

1 [45]

 Psychoeducation about social support and resilience

1 [45]

 Psychoeducation about trauma

1 [39]

 Psychoeducation about treatment

1 [38]

Social support

 Total number of reports containing social support

9 [37, 40,41,42,43, 45, 47,48,49]

 Peer support activities

5 [40,41,42,43, 49]

 Sharing of personal stories

5 [37, 40, 43, 45, 49]

 Sharing of feelings

3 [40, 43, 49]

 Methods to mobilize/find external social support

2 [47, 48]

Discussion and practice about existential issues

 Total number of reports containing discussion and practice about existential issues

6 [37, 38, 41, 45, 47, 48]

 Promotion of the ability to have compassion for self and show compassion to others

2 [45, 48]

 Promotion of an understanding of hope and hopelessness, and help with finding strategies to cope with hopelessness

2 [37, 47]

 Promotion of an understanding of loss and grief, and how it can trigger distress

2 [37, 47]

 Promotion of understanding of role transitions, and how it can trigger distress

2 [41, 47]

 Discussion of alienation and promotion of finding strategies to cope with it

1 [37]

 Promotion of interaction and change within the community

1 [38]

 Exercising value clarification, to promote behaviors that are in line with personal values

1 [48]

Body-mind techniques

 Total number of reports containing body-mind techniques

6 [38,39,40, 45, 46, 48]

 Grounding and mindfulness techniques

4 [39, 45, 46, 48]

 Physical exersices and relaxation

4 [38,39,40, 46]

 Breathing exercises

3 [39, 40, 46]

 Interoceptive exposure

2 [39, 45]

 Strategies for improved sleep

1 [39]