Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter with Exposure Therapy
This paper described the application and feasibility of exposure therapy treatment (ET) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a multitraumatized tortured refugee with chronic PTSD and depression, in need of an interpreter. The patient received 26 one-hour sessions of ET involving exposure to h...
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| description | This paper described the application and feasibility of exposure therapy treatment (ET) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a multitraumatized tortured refugee with chronic PTSD and depression, in need of an interpreter. The patient received 26 one-hour sessions of ET involving exposure to his trauma-related memories. Symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety were assessed at pre- and posttreatment and 3-, 6-, and 12-month followup with the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ-R), PTSD Symptom Scale-Self Report (PSS-SR), Major depression inventory (MDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Treatment led to a significant improvement across all measures of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, and the improvement was maintained at the 12-month follow-up. The results from this case study provide further preliminary evidence that ET may be effective in treating multi-traumatized torture survivors who are refugees and in need of an interpreter, despite the additional stressors and symptoms complexity experienced by tortured refugees. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e0eefd8237e4f63aea1a690017fb9d12025-08-20T03:34:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382013-01-01201310.1155/2013/197323197323Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter with Exposure TherapyBo Søndergaard Jensen0Clinic for PTSD and Transcultural Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejbygaardsvej 13-17, 8240 Rissikov, DenmarkThis paper described the application and feasibility of exposure therapy treatment (ET) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a multitraumatized tortured refugee with chronic PTSD and depression, in need of an interpreter. The patient received 26 one-hour sessions of ET involving exposure to his trauma-related memories. Symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety were assessed at pre- and posttreatment and 3-, 6-, and 12-month followup with the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ-R), PTSD Symptom Scale-Self Report (PSS-SR), Major depression inventory (MDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Treatment led to a significant improvement across all measures of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, and the improvement was maintained at the 12-month follow-up. The results from this case study provide further preliminary evidence that ET may be effective in treating multi-traumatized torture survivors who are refugees and in need of an interpreter, despite the additional stressors and symptoms complexity experienced by tortured refugees.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/197323 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter with Exposure Therapy |
| title_short | Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter with Exposure Therapy |
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