Treating post-traumatic stress disorder by resource activation in Cambodia

There is a need for effective, low-threshold psychotherapeutic treatments in post-conflict settings1. However, systematic outcome research on site is still extremely rare. To address this problem we integrated rigorous research procedures into a humanitarian program, the so called Mekong Project, and conducted a randomized controlled trial for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Cambodia. In short, the Mekong Project aims at establishing independent psychotherapeutic services in several Southeast Asian countries via the systematic training of local health professionals and offering free of charge psychological help to traumatized civilians.

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English

Christiane Steinert
Peter J. Bumke
Rosa L. Hollekamp
Astrid Larisch
Falk Leichsenring
Helga Matthess
Sek Sisokhom
Ute Sodemann
Markus Stingl
Ret Thearom
Hana Vojtov
Wolfgang Woller
Johannes Kruse

Steinert, C., Bumke, P. J., Hollekamp, R. L., Larisch, A., Leichsenring, F., Matthess, H., Sisokhom, S., Sodemann,U., Stingl, M., Thearom, R., Vojtov, H., Woller, W., & Kruse, J. (2016, June). Treating post-traumatic stress disorder by resource activation in Cambodia. World Psychiatry, 15(2), 183-185