TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Trauma rehabilitation for war-affected persons in northern Uganda: a pilot evaluation of the EMPOWER programme
JO  - British journal of clinical psychology
A1  - Sonderegger, Robi
A1  - Rombouts, Sacha
A1  - Ocen, Benson
A1  - McKeever, Reyelle Sarah
SP  - 234
EP  - 249
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVEs. This study evaluated the impact of a culturally sensitive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)-based intervention (the EMPOWER programme) for war-affected persons in northern Uganda. Design. The study conducted a pilot evaluation with a convenience sample of participants from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps (i.e., a treatment camp and waitlist control camp). This was done to avoid treatment effects spreading from the intervention to control conditions. <br><br>METHODS. A total of 202 participants (N= 90 treatment participants and N= 112 control participants) were included as a convenience sample. The Acholi Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (APAI), a culturally appropriate measure of psychosocial functioning, was administered to participants residing in two IDP camps at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 3-month follow-up. Participants in the treatment camp received the EMPOWER programme - a culturally sensitive CBT-based intervention teaching emotional resiliency and promoting forgiveness. <br><br>RESULTS. Participants in the treatment condition reported (a) significantly lower scores on the depression-like syndromes and the anxiety-like syndrome and (b) significantly more prosocial behaviours, than participants in the control condition. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. The results of this study provide initial support for the application of structured CBT interventions in war-affected areas, illustrating that the EMPOWER programme could be utilized by humanitarian agencies to address the psychosocial needs of war-affected displaced persons.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-6657
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466510X511637
ID  - ref1
ER  -