Coping styles in refugees with PTSD: Results from a randomized trial comparing EMDR therapy and stabilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees is generally effective, many refugees remain symptomatic after treatment. Coping styles could be relevant to PTSD treatment response and as such may be a potential focus of PTSD treatment.

Aims

The study aims to examine 1) if baseline coping styles are related to treatment response after EMDR therapy or stabilization, and 2) if coping styles change during these treatments.

Method

Seventy-two refugees with PTSD were randomly allocated to 12 hours of EMDR therapy or stabilization. A coping questionnaire (COPE-easy) and clinical interview for PTSD (CAPS-IV) were administered before and after treatment and at three-month follow-up. The association between baseline coping styles and PTSD symptom

SUBMITTER: van Heemstra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404820 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature