Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy with unaccompanied refugee minors: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group who are vulnerable to developing posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, they rarely receive the treatment that is indicated and there are no treatment studies focusing exclusively on this group of adolescents. This case study evaluates the feasibility of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for URMs with PTSS.

Method

A health care utilization sample of N = 6 was assessed prior to and after treatment with TF-CBT. Therapists were asked to report differences in treatment application and content in comparison to TF-CBT standard protocol.

Results

We found moderate to high levels of PTSS at baseline and a clinically significant decrease in symptoms at posttest. Some modifications to the TF-CB

SUBMITTER: Unterhitzenberger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4619299 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature