title: Psychotherapy with severely traumatized refugees.
abstract: Severely traumatized refugees often have a complicated and chronic clinical course involving a posttraumatic stress disorder. The diagnosis and therapy of such patients faces many problems. Based upon observations of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees of many countries, the authors suggest treatment approaches.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007492:Iran / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012383:Romania / Q000208:ethnology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs