Challenges in treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees: Towards integration of evidence-based treatments with contextual and culture-sensitive perspectives

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Drožđek, Boris ^a  

^a Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Context; Cultural formulation interview; Culture; Intervention; Organized violence; PTSD; Refugees; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977110694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.24750     Document Type: Article

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