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\"\"<\/a>Treatments for traumatised refugees: more complex interventions needed<\/strong><\/em>
\n2 ao\u00fbt 2017
\nPosted by Mina Fazel
\nThis systematic review into psychosocial interventions for adult refugees (Tribe et al, 2017) is covering an increasingly important area.
\nThe numbers forced to leave their homes as a result of organised violence are higher now than any time since the second world war (UNHCR, 2017). There are approximately 60 million displaced people in the world, of whom 22 million are currently refugees (having crossed an international border).
\nEpidemiological data consistently highlights the increased prevalence of mental health difficulties in refugee populations (see Mina\u2019s previous blogs), although refugee populations are highly heterogenous having experienced a considerable range of different experiences and then, through various means of travel and exposures to insecurity, settle (either temporality or permanently) in a range of different post-migration contexts. The studies have thus far clearly highlighted the combined influences of exposure to previous traumatic events and post-migration stressors as having the greatest impact on mental health outcomes (Miller et al, 2010).<\/p>\n

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\nWorldwide, the number of people forced to leave their homes as a result of organised violence are higher now than any time since the second world war.<\/em><\/p>\n

Methods<\/h6>\n

This review took a broad selection of intervention studies primarily investigating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) although they included depression and anxiety in the outcomes of interest, yet these disorders were not included in their search terms. They searched four databases and only included English language studies.
\nThey included clinic samples as well as RCTs of general population samples and to ensure as much data as possible was included, only studies with less than 10 participants were excluded.<\/p>\n

Results<\/h6>\n

Of the 5,300 articles that were screened, 40 studies were included. These are presented in a table as well as described according to intervention type.
\nNarrative Exposure Therapy (NET)<\/strong> was the most empirically supported intervention and has been studied using lay counsellors as well as mental health professionals, providing an indication as to its potential scalability (Robjant et al, 2010). It is usually given in around 6-10 treatment sessions with a study reporting few sustained effects of brief (3 session) NET on refugees experiencing multiple traumatic events.
\nEye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)<\/strong> had some data with limited overall evidence as 2 RCTs reported effectiveness and 2 reported no effects.
\nCulturally sensitive CBT<\/strong> was reported to be studied with good effects by one team in a clinic setting and standard CBT was studied in 2 RCTs with limited evidence to support its use.
\nA range of other interventions are reported including Trauma-Focused CBT<\/strong> interventions, multidisciplinary interventions and a range of other interventions.
\nThe table below displays the studies with the largest numbers of participants.<\/p>\n

Limitations<\/h6>\n

\u2022 As with many studies on refugee populations there is a difficulty to generalise findings given the many different sources of heterogeneity.
\n\u2022 Only English language studies were included and the search terms only looked at PTSD-related terms and not the range of psychological symptoms and disorders.
\n\u2022 The samples were often very different, most prominent were the studies reporting on outcomes from specialist clinic, such as a London trauma clinic, versus those in more general community settings, such as a refugee camp in Sub-Saharan Africa.
\n\u2022 Possible space limitations for the table might have forced some omissions, which might have been of use, such as the location of the study and although the studies were assessed according to a quality checklist, this data was not presented.<\/p>\n

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