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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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Onyut, Lamaro P, Neuner, Frank, Schauer, Elisabeth, Ertl, Verena, Odenwald, Michael, Schauer, Maggie, Elbert, Thomas·2005·BMC Psychiatry
DOI 10.1186/1471-244x-5-7PMC PMC549194
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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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Figure 1 Scatterplot of the sum of PTSD symptoms as recorded by the CIDI-K section across therapy. Both a mixed model ANOVA and a Friedman test confirmed a significant reduction of symptoms between time intervals.
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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
ORCID
Venue
BMC Psychiatry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2005-02-03
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
7-7
ISSN
1471-244X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-244x-5-7
PMC
PMC549194
OpenAlex
W1844435675
Cited by
177
References
51
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FWCI
7.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • 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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