Narrative Exposure Therapy as a treatment for child war survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder: Two case reports and a pilot study in an African refugee settlement
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Background: Little data exists on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for children with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that has resulted from exposure to war or conflict-related violence, especially in non-industrialized countries. We created and evaluated the efficacy of KIDNET, a child-friendly version of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), as a short-term treatment for children. Methods: Six Somali children suffering from PTSD aged 12–17 years resident in a refugee settlement in Uganda were treated with four to six individual sessions of KIDNET by expert clinicians. Symptoms of PTSD and depression were assessed pre-treatment, post-treatment and at nine months follow-up using the CIDI Sections K and E. Results: Important symptom reduction was evident immediately after treatment and treatment outcomes were sustained at the 9-month follow-up. All patients completed therapy, reported functioning gains and could be helped to reconstruct their traumatic experiences into a narrative with the use of illustrative material. Conclusions: NET may be safe and effective to treat children with war related PTSD in the setting of refugee settlements in developing countries.
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KIDNET, a version of NET adapted for children, has been tested in a pilot study in an Ugandan refugee camp with Somali refugee children diagnosed with PTSD, with promising results.
“KIDNET, a version of NET adapted for the treatment of children [18], has been tested in a pilot study in an Ugandan refugee camp with Somali refugee children diagnosed with PTSD [19,20] with promising results.”
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- Authors
- Onyut, L. P., Neuner, F., Schauer, E., Ertl, V., Odenwald, M., Schauer, M., & Elbert, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Neuner, Frank
- Venue
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2005-02-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-7
- ISSN
- 1471-244X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC549194
- OpenAlex
- W1844435675
- Cited by
- 177
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 7.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMC Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- narrative exposure therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder, Somali refugees, refugee settlement, conflict-related violence, depression, trauma narratives, treatment efficacy, Uganda
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Aversive Therapy, Child, Depressive Disorder, Developing Countries, Habituation, Psychophysiologic, Humans, Pilot Projects, Refugees, Somalia, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Uganda, Warfare, Treatment Outcome, Survivors, Narration, Black People
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