Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity
In this paper, we present a pilot project for multidisciplinary, time-limited, therapeutic treatment for patients living in exile, severely traumatized by war and/ or torture, suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychosomatic comorbidity. The project was developed and c...
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| description | In this paper, we present a pilot project for multidisciplinary, time-limited, therapeutic treatment for patients living in exile, severely traumatized by war and/ or torture, suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychosomatic comorbidity. The project was developed and conducted at a specialized, public out-patients unit in Gothenburg, Sweden, during February 2022 and June 2023. The authors, a psychologist and a physiotherapist, questioned the dualistic perspective in trauma treatment and aimed to test a new therapeutic model for group setting integrating two clinical approaches, i.e., psychodynamic process-oriented group treatment, and Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy. The model is characterized by a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive perspective. The background and development of the project is described, along with clinical experience and reflections on the potentialities, and challenges of a co-therapeutic group setting integrating two professions in the treatment of severe psychic trauma.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ed780789c47f433bb4f932fdbe1d60fd2025-08-20T02:06:16ZengInternational Association for Group PsychotherapyForum for Group Psychotherapies and Processes3079-60672024-09-011210.56217/forum.vol12.78Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidityMarian Cabrejas0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7191-7865Giuseppe Daverio 1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7597-1467Västra Götaland Region – Crisis and Trauma Unit – Gothenburg, Sweden.Västra Götaland Region – Crisis and Trauma Unit – Gothenburg, Sweden.In this paper, we present a pilot project for multidisciplinary, time-limited, therapeutic treatment for patients living in exile, severely traumatized by war and/ or torture, suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychosomatic comorbidity. The project was developed and conducted at a specialized, public out-patients unit in Gothenburg, Sweden, during February 2022 and June 2023. The authors, a psychologist and a physiotherapist, questioned the dualistic perspective in trauma treatment and aimed to test a new therapeutic model for group setting integrating two clinical approaches, i.e., psychodynamic process-oriented group treatment, and Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy. The model is characterized by a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive perspective. The background and development of the project is described, along with clinical experience and reflections on the potentialities, and challenges of a co-therapeutic group setting integrating two professions in the treatment of severe psychic trauma. https://forum.iagp.com/revista/article/view/78TraumaExileGroup-TreatmentCo-therapyMultidisciplinary |
| spellingShingle | Marian Cabrejas Giuseppe Daverio Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity Forum for Group Psychotherapies and Processes Trauma Exile Group-Treatment Co-therapy Multidisciplinary |
| title | Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| title_full | Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| title_fullStr | Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| title_short | Multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with PTSD/CPTSD and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| title_sort | multidisciplinary group therapy for refugee patients with ptsd cptsd and psychosomatic comorbidity |
| topic | Trauma Exile Group-Treatment Co-therapy Multidisciplinary |
| url | https://forum.iagp.com/revista/article/view/78 |
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