ArticleBJPsych bulletin2015
Difficult to treat? A comparison of the effectiveness of treatment as usual in refugees and non-refugees.
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- Emotion regulation skills training as an adjunctive treatment to narrative exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees: a pilot randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Trial
- Sleep impairments in refugees diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder: a polysomnographic and self-report study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Trial
- Role of baseline emotion dysregulation and perceived daily stress in adherence to and completion of narrative exposure therapy among forced migrants.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Observational
- Undocumented Migrants' Experiences of a Recovery-Oriented Group Intervention and Its Impact on Their Mental Well-Being: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder and well-being among Sudanese during the ongoing war: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Multi-modal motion-assisted memory desensitization and reconsolidation for traumatic grief (3MDR-TG).Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Stabilization interventions in the treatment of traumatized refugees: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
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- Group Schema Therapy for Refugees with Treatment-Resistant PTSD and Personality Pathology.Case reports in psychiatry · 2024Article
- 7ROSES, a transdiagnostic intervention for promoting self-efficacy in traumatized refugees: a first quantitative evaluation.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Article
- Day patient treatment for traumatic grief: preliminary evaluation of a one-year treatment programme for patients with multiple and traumatic losses.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Aims and method To examine treatment response in traumatised refugees, we compared routine outcome monitoring data (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire) of two refugee populations with those of individuals experiencing profession-related trauma who were treated at a specialised psychotrauma institute. Results Asylum seekers/temporary refugees (n = 21) and resettled refugees (n = 169) showed significantly lower post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom reduction between intake and 1 year after intake than did a comparison group of non-refugees (n = 37), but the interaction effect was clinically small (partial η(2) = 0.03). Refugees who had more severe symptoms at intake showed significantly greater symptom reduction after 1 year. Clinical implications Therapists and refugee patients should have realistic expectations about response to treatment as usual. Additional treatment focusing on improving quality of life may be needed for refugees whose PTSD symptom severity remains high. At the same time, novel approaches may be developed to boost treatment response in refugee patients with low responsiveness.
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