Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, refugees, war
Brief summary
The study is a pragmatic trial to study the efficacy of two active methods of psychotherapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in a refugee camp in Africa. Treatment was administered by lay counsellors.
Detailed description
Traumatic stress due to conflict and war causes major mental health problems in many resource-poor countries, especially those coping with displaced populations. There is a lack of intervention research in these populations. Te purpose of this study was to examine whether trained lay counsellors can carry out effective treatment of PTSD in a refugee settlement.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNarrative Exposure Therapy
Six session of Narrative Exposure Therapy
BEHAVIORALTrauma Counselling
Six sessions of Trauma Counselling, using a variety of skills incl. exposure methods following the skills of the therapist
Sponsors
German Research Foundation
University of Konstanz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Drug abuse * Psychosis * Mental retardation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms measured with the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale | 9 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expert diagnosis of PTSD established with CIDI interview | 9 months |
| Physical health symptoms assessed with a checklist | 9 months |
Countries
Uganda
Outcome results
None listed