Citation

Başoglu M, Ekblad S, Bäärnhielm S, Livanou M. J. Anxiety Disord. 2004; 18(3): 357-369.

Affiliation

Section of Trauma Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine, University of London, 38 Carver Road, London SE24 9LT, UK. m.basoglu@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00248-7

PMID

15125982

Abstract

The present study examined results of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) in a 22-year-old, male, tortured asylum-seeker living in Sweden. The patient received 16 sessions of CBT involving mainly self-exposure to trauma-related cues. Clinical measures (assessor- and self-rated) were completed at pre-treatment, weeks 6, 8, 12, and 16, post-treatment and at follow-up (1-, 3-, and 6-month). Treatment led to significant improvement across all measures of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. The improvement was maintained at 6-month follow-up. The results suggest that CBT could be useful in treating tortured asylum-seekers and refugees despite the additional stressors experienced by asylum-seekers and refugees.

Language: en