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Narrative exposure therapy for political imprisonment-related chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and depression

Bichescu, Dana, Neuner, Frank, Schauer, Maggie, Elbert, Thomas·2007·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2006.12.006
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The psychological consequences of traumatic stress may last even into old age. In persons in their 60s and 70s who had been victims of political detention and torture four decades ago, we compared the outcome of narrative exposure therapy (NET) to that of psychoeducation (PED) only. From a group of 59 former political detainees, 18 who fulfilled the full PTSD criteria according to the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) were offered and accepted participation in the treatment study. The participants were randomly assigned to either one session of PED (n=9) or five sessions of NET (n=9). Symptoms of PTSD (CIDI) and depression (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI) were assessed prior to treatment and after a 6-month follow-up. NET but not PED produced a significant reduction in post-traumatic symptoms and depression scores. Four out of 9 of those who completed NET, compared to 8/9 of those within the PED group, still had PTSD 6 months after the treatment had ended. These results indicate that NET may lead to the alleviation of post-traumatic and depression symptoms even when the conditions persist for excessive time periods.

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Authors
Bichescu, D., Neuner, F., Schauer, M., & Elbert, T.
Affiliations
University of Konstanz (DE)
Corresponding author
Bichescu, Dana
ORCID
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-09
Volume
45
Issue
9
Pages
2212-2220
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.brat.2006.12.006
OpenAlex
W2109263612
Cited by
183
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 6
FWCI
10.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) (submittedVersion)
  • Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
narrative exposure therapy, political imprisonment, chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, torture survivors, political prisoners, psychoeducation
MeSH terms
Aged, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Politics, Prisoners, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Survivors

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