Life review therapy for holocaust survivors (LRT-HS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Holocaust was one of the most traumatic catastrophes in recorded human history. Survivors seeking psychotherapeutic help today, now in their seventies and older, often show symptoms of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or prolonged grief disorder. Established psychological treatments for PTSD (e.g. cognitive behaviour therapy, psychodynamic therapies) have been tested and assessed mainly with young and middle-aged adults; only very few studies examined them in old age. There is no therapy outcome study known to us for any treatment mode for Holocaust survivors. Moreover, there is a need for an age group-specific treatment of PTSD and other stress-related mental disorders. A narrative approach including life-review and narrative exposure seems to mee

SUBMITTER: Forstmeier S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7183658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature