Narrative exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured refugees: A preliminary uncontrolled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 495-502

  Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas ^a   Stenmark, Håkon ^a  

^a Traumatic Stress and Suicide Prevention   (Norway)

Author keywords

Narrative exposure therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Torture survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFUGEE; SURVIVOR; TORTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TORTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957354194     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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