[Trauma therapy in crisis and disaster areas--a critical review of standardized interventions such as narrative exposure therapy].

Abstract

Narrative exposure therapy (NET) applied by Neuner et al. on populations affected by war and natural disaster is compared to research data and intervention strategies developed by others. Questions are raised about the cultural sensitivity of Neuner's diagnostic instruments, the reductionist focus on PTSD which does not sufficiently take into account the complex after effects of trauma and the comprehensive psychosocial needs of affected populations. Currently available data do not yet provide convincing evidence that NET is effective or superior to other intervention strategies.

• Authors: Adrian Mundt, Petra Wünsche, Andreas Heinz, Christian Pross
• Journal: Psychiatrische Praxis (Psychiatr Prax) Vol. 38 Issue 6 Pg. 300-5 (Aug 2011) ISSN: 1439-0876 [Electronic] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Traumatherapie in Krisenregionen und Katastrophengebieten - Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit standardisierten Interventionsverfahren am Beispiel der Narrativen Expositionstherapie.
• PMID: 21472655 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Crisis Intervention
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Developing Countries
• Disasters
• Emigrants and Immigrants (psychology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Implosive Therapy (standards)
• Life Change Events
• Male
• Narration
• Patient Care Team
• Psychotherapy, Group (standards)
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Refugees (psychology)
• Social Adjustment
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology, therapy)