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A field study of EMDR with Kosovar-Albanian refugee children using a group treatment protocol

Participants will be able to: 1) describe the modified group EMDR treatment protocol; 2) describe the research design; and 3) describe the results of this research.

Tags: Children, Group Treatment Protocol, Kosovar-Albanian, Refugees

Case presentation of a tattoo-mutilated, Bosnian torture survivor

Torture is used to create fear, destroy individuals and communities, and to suppress unwanted political or religious views. The survivor of torture often endures significant physical and psychological trauma. The basis for treating this trauma varies…

Tags: Bosnians, Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Disfigurement, Drug Therapy, Female, GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Middle Aged, Muslim, Plastic Surgery Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Survivor, Torture, Yugoslav Wars of Secession

The eyes heal it: Therapy eases painful memories

But a neurological process called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as a possible cure for the disorder has piqued interest, and the WHO will send Denver psychiatrist Bert Furmansky across the world to see if the process can help some of…

Tags: Abuse, Children, Denver, Rape, Refugees, Veterans, War, Women

EMDR: The emerging science of trauma and application to the treatment of children

It is increasingly recognized that psychological trauma causes neurophyslological dysregulation in children, which then alters their developmental course. In this full-day seminar, we will present an organizational framework that clarifies how…

Tags: Children, Refugees, War

Unflinching empathy: Counselors and tortured refugees

After the events of September 11, 2001, and at a time in world history when refugees and displaced persons are moving about the world in numbers that are unprecedented (United States Committee for Refugees, 2001), the likelihood of counselors…

Tags: Counselor, Empathy, Refugee, Refugees, Torture

Treatment of traumatized refugee children with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a psychodynamic context

This study examines the effects of a psychodynamic approach of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treatment of traumatized refugee children. Among a child psychiatric outpatient refugee team, 13 children with post-traumatic…

Tags: Children, Children and Adolescents, Depressive Disorders, Empirical Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Refugees, School Age Children, Stressor, Stressors, Survivors, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness

Psychological approach to Albanian Kosovar refugees with considerations for brief post-crisis services in general

This article focuses on an interesting experience in working with Albanian Kosovar refugees last year in a refugee camp in Hemer, Germany. The authors, though highly trained and proficient traumatologists, worked with a large number of clients for a…

Tags: Interpreter, Kosovars, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Refugees, Victim Services

Treatment options for young people and refugees with post-traumatic stress disorder II

This chapter focuses on the effective treatments for PTSD which are used with young people, particularly young refugees. Comprehensive accounts of treatments and treatment efficacy for PTSD in young people have been provided elsewhere. The aims of…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Treatment, Young Adults

Practitioner review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma

Background: Increasingly clinicians are being asked to assess and treat young refugees, who have experienced traumatic events due to war and organised violence. However, evidence-based guidance remains scarce. Mthod: Published studies on the mental…

Tags: CBT, Children, Literature Review, Narrative Exposure Therapy, NET, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, War

EMDR versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: Preliminary results of a pilot RCT

Despite the high prevalence of PTSD in refugee populations, it is as yet unclear how to treat traumatised refugees and asylum seekers most effectively. Whilst EMDR is a treatment of choice for PTSD, it is considered good clinical practice to use a…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Poster, Refugees

Trattamenti psicologici in emergenza con EMDR per profughi, rifugiati e vittime di traumi Psychological treatments in emergency EMDR for refugees, refugees and victims of trauma

Quando la violenza incontrollabile della natura o degli uomini si abbatte sulle persone, ci si trova sconcertati, costernati e spesso impreparati ad affrontare l'insieme dei disturbi post-traumatici originati da questi disastri. - La gestione…

Tags: Emergency Treatment, Refugees

School-based cognitive-behavioural therapy group intervention for refugee children who have experienced war-related trauma

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based group intervention designed for children who have experienced trauma. Twenty-six children (aged 11–15 years) who were refugees or asylum-seekers from war-affected countries participated. The…

Tags: Children, Group CBT, Group Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Schools

EMDR in the treatment of traumatized refugees

Refugees, who suffer from PTSD because of long-term, and repeated traumatic experiences (Type II trauma), can be successfully treated with EMDR, under certain conditions and when it is embedded in a broader therapeutic context.

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Treatment

A field study of EMDR with Kosovar-Albanian refugee children using a group treatment protocol

Tags: Children, Group Treatment Protocol, Kosovar-Albanian, Refugees, Symposium

Child refugees in Europe: Guidelines on the psychosocial context, assessment of and interventions for traumatised children and adolescents

This Good Practice Guide is part of a set of three Guides that have been developed by ECRE member agencies active in the field of reception and integration of refugees. The Guides cover educational advice to refugees, working with older refugees, and…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Refugees

The challenges of using EMDR with refugee and asylum seeking children/adolescents

This paper discusses the use of EMDR with refugee and asylum seeking children and adolescents using clinical case examples and shares the clinician’s own personal reflections on the lessons learned. The challenges of working with this group are…

Tags: Asylum, Children and Adolescents, Refugees, Symposium

The utility of psychometric assessment and monitoring within the Context of EMDR with refugee and asylum seeking Children/Adolescents

Accurate neuropsychological/psychological assessment and monitoring are crucial to complex cases of refugee and asylum seeking children and adolescents. These are examined in the context of relevant case vignettes. The limitations and relevance of…

Tags: Asylum, Psychometric Assessment, Refugees, Symposium

When the trauma fades - Treatment of traumatised refugee children with EMDR

Two case studies from a pilot study concerning treatment of traumatised refugee children suffering from PTSD will be presented. The pilot study includes 13 children aged 7-17, from different countries. Along with the treatment of the children we have…

Tags: Children, Refugees, Trauma

EMDR versus stabilization in the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: A pilot RCT

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Research, Symposium

Working with EMDR in the treatments of clients with other (sub)cultures and religions: Multi-culti EMDR

Working with traumatized clients from other cultures can be very demanding, and even frustrating: many times it just does not work out, despite your compassion and efforts. “Just staying out of the way” many times is not enough to do this job.…

Tags: Africa, Asia, Diversity, Intercultural Competence, Intercultural Interweave, Mediterranean, Multi-Cultural, Refugees, Trust-Building

Workshop refugees and EMDR - EMDR with refugees and victims of torture

As trauma therapists we are increasingly encountering the challenge of using EMDR cross-culturally with highly traumatized clients who are refugees from war torn countries and/or oppressive regimes. This presentation seeks to address some of the…

Tags: Refugees, Torture

Issues in the timing of treatment of refugee children

Tags: Children, Refugees

The use of EMDR in the treatment of refugee children

Tags: Children, Refugees

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingen: Wat is wijsheid? EMDR with traumatized refugees and asylum seekers: What is wisdom?

Inhoud: Sinds een aantal jaren schrijven de richtlijnen voor de behandeling van posttraumatische stress bij volwassenen, twee behandelingen voor: trauma-focused cognitieve gedragstherapie (TFCBT) en EMDR. Over de effectiviteit van deze behandelvormen…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees

Omstridt behandling av posttraumatisk stress Controversial treatment of post traumatic stress

I løpet av de siste årene har vi hatt en tidobling av antall flyktninger som oppholder seg i Norge (1). På bakgrunn av dette ser vi at helsevesenet møter mange utfordringer i forhold til innvandrerpasienter (2). Halvparten av innvandrere i Norge…

Tags: Mental Illness, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Stress, Torture, War

When the trauma fades – Treatment of traumatized refugee children with EMDR in a psychodynamic context

Tags: Children, Psychodynamic Context, Refugees, Symposium

Heeft sociaal-maatschappelijke stress een complicerende rol bij klachten na psychotrauma? Een onderzoek onder asielzoekers en vluchtelingen naar de relatie tussen traumablootstelling, psychiatrische klachten en de invloed van sociaal-maatschappelijke stressfactoren Socio-cultural stress has a role in complicating disorders after psychotrauma? A survey of asylum seekers and refugees into the relationship between trauma exposure, psychiatric symptoms and the influence of socio-cultural stress

In onderzoek onder zestig asielzoekers en vluchtelingen met de diagnose PTSS, die in behandeling waren bij Stichting Centrum ’45, is gekeken naar de relatie tussen traumablootstelling en de psychiatrische klachten: depressie-, angst-, en…

Tags: Anxiety, Asylum Seekers, Depression Symptom, IPTS, Refugees, Residency Status, Social and Societal Stress, Survey, Trauma Exposure, Trauma Symptoms

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised refugees: Results of a multicultural pilot RCT

Tags: Migrant, Multiculture, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Refugees, Symposium

"I stood by a river“ – Integrating EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in the treatment of torture survivor

I will be presenting the case of an Iranian refugee in the UK who was imprisoned for many years in Iran and subject to prolonged torture. I will discuss the use of integrated EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in his treatment, and outline how…

Tags: Iran, Prisoner, Refugees, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Survivor, Torture

EMDR versus stabilisaite: Resulten van een pilot studie Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the outpatient treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: A randomised controlled trial

Despite the scientific evidence concerning the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD, in clinical practice many clinicians are reluctant to apply EMDR to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees. Because they regard the traumatisation of this…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Outpatient Treatment, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees

EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: Results of a pilot study

Background: Traumatised asylum seekers and refugees are clinically considered a complex population. Discussion exists on whether with this population treatment guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be followed and Trauma-Focused…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, TF-CBT, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen The influence of eye movements and clicks into the nature and vibrancy of negative memories

While EMDR is treatment of choice for traumatized adults with PTSS, its efficacy has not been validated with traumatized refugees. As long as no evidence is available for EMDR with this population, EMDR with refugees should be informed by theoretical…

Tags: Refugees, Trauma

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised refugees: A randomized controlled trial

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Treatment

Culture-sensitive and resource oriented peer (CROP) - Groups as a community based intervention for trauma survivors: A randomized controlled pilot study with refugees and asylum seekers from Chechnya

Asylum seekers and refugees frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress and culturally sensitive methods towards reducing symptoms should be taken into account. The aim of the work reported here was to examine the effectiveness of Culture-Sensitive…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Chechnya, Community-Based Intervention, CROP, Culture-Sensitive and Resource Oriented Peer, Pakistan, Pilot Study, Psychological Trauma, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Center, Treatment Response, Violence

EMDR with traumatised asylum seekers and refugees

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Trauma

De invloed van de postmigratie situatie van vluchtelingen en asielzoekers in Nederland op EMDR en Stabilisatie als behandelmethoden voor PTSS The influence of the post-migration situation of refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands EMDR and stabilization as treatments for PTSD

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Education, Post-Migration Stressor, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugee Status, Refugees, Work Status

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingen: Verschil in effectiviteit tussen visuele en auditieve stimulatie EMDR with traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: difference in effectiveness between visual and auditory stimulation

Objective: Recent studies suggest that eye movements are the most effective form of stimulation in EMDR, but this assertion is based primarily on studies using the general population. This study evaluated whether tones and eye movements in EMDR are…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Auditory Stimulation, Refugees, Visual Stimulation

Als behandelaar en patiënt elkaar niet verstaan: De invloed van het gebruik van tolken bij EMDR bij vluchtelingen en asielzoekers op behandeluitkomst As a clinician and patient do not understand: The influence of the use of interpreters in EMDR with refugees and asylum seekers on treatment outcome

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Interpreter, Refugees, Treatment Outcome

Coping styles in the treatment of traumatized refugees

Which approach is most beneficial is yet unclear and Basoglu (2006) critiques this lack of progress in the field and pleas for empirically driven interventions on PTSD. To address this issue, Ter Heide is currently conducting a randomized trial to…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Coping Style, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality of Life, Refugees, Treatment Outcome

Stabilisation techniques in preparation for trauma focused interventions with refugees

A phased model of treatment is recommended for the treatment of people who have experienced repeated and multiple traumas and who may still be facing ongoing stress and threat. Establishing a sense of safety and stability is the first stage of…

Tags: Refugees, Stabilization

EMDR versus stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen: Uitkomsten van een gerandomiseerde studie EMDR versus stabilization in traumatized refugees: Results of a randomized study

De traumatische ervaringen en psychosociale gevolgen daarvan bij vluchtelingen worden vaak gezien als complex. Er bestaat dan ook discussie of deze patiëntenpopulatie baat kan hebben bij een traumagerichte behandeling als EMDR, of dat de behandeling…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Research

Het lichaam als uitgangspunt in psychotherapie bij vluchtelingen The body as a starting point in psychotherapy with refugees

Vluchtelingen die worden doorverwezen naar een dienst voor geestelijke gezondheidszorg (GGZ) zijn mensen die niet goed meer functioneren. Ze lijden onder de gevolgen van de ervaringen die ze hadden in hun thuisland, hun vlucht, de asielprocedure en…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees

EMDR versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: A randomised controlled trial

The applicability of EMDR to asylum seekers and refugees, suffering from more complex forms of trauma, has been a question of debate. It is considered 'good practice' to use a phased model of treatment with these patients, in which treatment…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Trauma, Treatment

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of refugees' experiences of psychological therapy for trauma

Background: Guidelines for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder recommend 8-12 session of trauma-focused CBT or EMDR, however there is an extensive body of literature criticising the PTSD paradigm and usefulness of recommended therapies in…

Tags: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, IPA, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, Refugees, Trauma Therapy

EMDR versus stabilization in traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: Results of a pilot-study

Background: Traumatised asylum seekers and refugees are clinically considered a complex population. Discussion exists on whether with this population treatment guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be followed and Trauma-Focused…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Pilot Study, Refugees

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