A Comparison of Narrative Exposure Therapy, Supportive Counseling, and Psychoeducation for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an African Refugee Settlement

Autor/inn/en	Neuner, Frank; Schauer, Margarete; Klaschik, Christine; Karunakara, Unni; Elbert, Thomas
Titel	A Comparison of Narrative Exposure Therapy, Supportive Counseling, and Psychoeducation for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an African Refugee Settlement
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72 (2004) 4, S.579-587 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Psychotherapy; Refugees; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Counseling Techniques; Foreign Countries; Behavior Modification; Cognitive Restructuring; Personal Narratives; Counseling Effectiveness; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychotherapie; Flüchtling; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Ausland; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Erlebniserzählung
Abstract	Little is known about the usefulness of psychotherapeutic approaches for traumatized refugees who continue to live in dangerous conditions. Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is a short-term approach based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and testimony therapy. The efficacy of narrative exposure therapy was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. Sudanese refugees living in a Ugandan refugee settlement (N = 43) who were diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) either received 4 sessions of NET, 4 sessions of supportive counseling (SC), or psychoeducation (PE) completed in 1 session. One year after treatment, only 29% of the NET participants but 79% of the SC group and 80% of the PE group still fulfilled PTSD criteria. These results indicate that NET is a promising approach for the treatment of PTSD for refugees living in unsafe conditions. (Author).
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