title: Post-traumatic stress disorder in asylum seekers.
abstract: Asylum seekers can present with a wide range of psychological problems caused by traumatic experiences in the country they have fled. They may also experience adjustment problems in the host country. This article describes a nurse-led, three-phased model of intervention to aid recovery in stages, addressing the biological, psychological and social needs of the individual.
authors.affiliation: Steve.Maddern@CardiffandVale.wales.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maddern
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008603:Mental Health; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D014852:Wales