Narrative Exposure Therapy, Treatment as Usual
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to understand how war trauma affects children's and adolescents' memory functions and mental health, and whether Narrative Exposure Therapy is effective in enhancing optimal memory functions and alleviating mental health problems. The study analyzes the mental health and cognitive and emotional healing mechanisms of therapeutic intervention among war-affected children and adolescents.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNarrative Exposure Therapy
BEHAVIORALTreatment as Usual
Sponsors
Tampere University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 9-17 years old * has spent some part of her/his life living in a country where organized violence was taking place, or at a refugee camp * suffers from significant stress symptoms thought be trauma-related
Exclusion criteria
* acute psychosis * intellectual disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological Distress as measured by Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire | 9 months |
| Resilience as measured by Child and Youth Resilience Measure | 9 months |
| Cognitive Performance as measured by Working Memory Test Battery for Children | 9 months |
| Post-traumatic Stress as measured by Revised Impact of Event Scale | 9 months |
| Depression as measured by Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children | 9 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General functioning of autobiographical memory as measured by reported life events | 9 months |
| Quality of Traumatic Memory as measured by Trauma Memory Quality Questionnaire | 9 months |
| Trauma Related Cognitions as measured by Children's Post Traumatic Cognitions Inventory | 9 months |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peritraumatic Dissociation measured by Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire | once, at baseline |
| Subjective distress during therapy measured by Subjective Units of Distress Scale | 9 months |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed