Seven-year follow-up study of symptoms in asylum seekers and refugees with ptsd treated with trauma-focused groups

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-387

  Droždek, Boris ^a   Kamperman, Astrid M ^b   Tol, Wietse A ^c   Knipscheer, Jeroen W ^d   Kleber, Rolf J ^d  

^a Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland   (Netherlands)

^b O3 Mental Health Care Research   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Follow up; Group therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFUGEE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THERAPY; TIME; TORTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; TORTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896715485     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22035     Document Type: Article

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