ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2016
Psychosocial predictors of treatment outcome for trauma-affected refugees.
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- The Danish Trauma Database for Refugees (DTD): A Multicenter Database Collaboration-Overcoming the Challenges and Enhancing Mental Health Treatment and Research for Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Predictors of the 10 year course of mental health and quality of life for trauma-affected refugees after psychological treatment.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Mental Health Care of Asylum Seekers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Predicting outcome of daycare cognitive behavioural therapy in a naturalistic sample of patients with PTSD: a machine learning approach.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Article
- Feasibility of narrative exposure therapy in an outpatient day treatment programme for refugees: improvement in symptoms and global functioning.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Post-Migration Stressors and Their Association With Symptom Reduction and Non-Completion During Treatment for Traumatic Grief in Refugees.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Pre-treatment pain predicts outcomes in multimodal treatment for tortured and traumatized refugees: a pilot investigation.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Article
- Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Assessment and Intervention.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Review
- Training the next generation of psychotraumatologists: COllaborative Network for Training and EXcellence in psychoTraumatology (CONTEXT).European journal of psychotraumatology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effects of treatment in trials with trauma-affected refugees vary considerably not only between studies but also between patients within a single study. However, we know little about why some patients benefit more from treatment, as few studies have analysed predictors of treatment outcome.
objectiveThe objective of the study was to examine possible psychosocial predictors of treatment outcome for trauma-affected refugees.
methodThe participants were 195 adult refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who were enrolled in a 6- to 7-month treatment programme at the Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry (CTP), Denmark. The CTP Predictor Index used in the study included 15 different possible outcome predictors concerning the patients' past, chronicity of mental health problems, pain, treatment motivation, prerequisites for engaging in psychotherapy, and social situation. The primary outcome measure was PTSD symptoms measured on the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). Other outcome measures included the Hopkins Symptom Check List-25, the WHO-5 Well-being Index, Sheehan Disability Scale, Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales, the somatisation scale of the Symptoms Checklist-90, Global Assessment of Functioning scales, and pain rated on visual analogue scales. The relations between treatment outcomes and the total score as well as subscores of the CTP Predictor Index were analysed.
resultsOverall, the total score of the CTP Predictor Index was significantly correlated to pre- to post treatment score changes on the majority of the ratings mentioned above. While employment status was the only single item significantly correlated to HTQ-score changes, a number of single items from the CTP Predictor Index correlated significantly with changes in depression and anxiety symptoms, but the size of the correlation coefficients were modest.
conclusionsThe total score of the CTP Predictor Index correlated significantly with outcomes on most of the rating scales, but correlations were modest in size, possibly due to the number of different factors influencing treatment outcome.
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