Frank Neuner|Patience Lamaro Onyut|Verena Ertl|Michael Odenwald|Elisabeth Schauer|Thomas Elbert
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by trained lay counselors in an African refugee settlement: A randomized controlled trial.
University of Konstanz|University of Konstanz|University of Konstanz|University of Konstanz|University of Konstanz
traumatic stress due conflict war causes major mental health problems many resourcepoor countries objective study examine whether trained lay counselors carry effective treatment posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd refugee settlement randomized controlled dissemination trial uganda 277 rwandan somalian refugees diagnosed ptsd authors investigated effectiveness psychotherapy administered lay counselors strictly manualized narrative exposure therapy net compared flexible trauma counseling tc notreatment monitoring group mg fewer participants 4 dropped net treatment tc 21 active treatment groups statistically clinically superior mg ptsd symptoms physical health differ followup ptsd diagnosis could established anymore 70 net 65 tc participants whereas 37 mg meet ptsd criteria anymore shortterm psychotherapy carried lay counselors limited training effective treat warrelated ptsd refugee settlement