Objective: To determine whether brief treatments provide psychological relief after traumatic events in low-resource communities. Method: Participants (n 105) who had experienced a traumatic event within the past 6 months were randomly assigned to 1…
Trauma occurs at a greater rate in low SES high crime areas and there is an urgent need for brief treatments as there are limited resources. Our study was conducted to test the efficacy of three brief (4 session) treatments: individually administered…
This study (part of a larger NIH-funded study) compares 3 brief interventions (Psychological First Aid – PFA; Stress Management Therapy – SMT; and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – EMDR) to determine whether certain interventions are…
Objective: To determine whether (and which) of three brief (4 session) interventions would reduce trauma related cognitions: EMDR, stress management with a trauma focus (SMT), or four sessions of expanded Psychological First Aid (PFA).
Die vorliegende Arbeit zur psychotraumatologischen Versorgung von Katastrophenopfern ist aus der praktischen therapeutischen Arbeit des Autors mit Traumatisierten und Felderfahrungen im Bereich von Großschadensbetreuungen der vergangenen 17 Jahre…
