Treatment of drug addiction in traumatised refugees. A case report.
The comorbidity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug addiction is quite often overlooked in refugees. However, the simultaneous treatment of both disorders is of elemental importance for a positive outcome in addicted and traumatised refugees. Furthermore, mutual misinterpretations of habits, behaviours and reactions through negligence of the distinct sociocultural context of patient and clinician often leads to unfavourable developments. These observations are exemplified in this case report.
Brune
Michael
M
Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Haasen
Christian
C
Yagdiran
Oktay
O
Bustos
Enrique
E
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*