title: A Stabilization Group Approach for Heterogeneous Populations of Trauma Clients.
abstract: High prevalence and long-lasting implications of human-inflicted trauma call for effective treatment approaches reaching clients in need of trauma-specific treatment. Numerous approaches exist, but often with limited empirical support. There is also a tendency toward segregating treatment approaches depending on type of exposure history and presenting symptoms. This might exclude clients in need of trauma-specific treatment; therefore, treatment approaches that can reach more heterogeneous groups of clients are needed. In this article, a group-based treatment approach adjusted to include clients with a wide range of trauma-related problems and traumatic experiences will be presented. A brief outline of the approach is presented, together with the theoretical and empirical background, to facilitate implementation by practitioners and empirical testing.
authors.affiliation: District Psychiatric Centre of West-Finnmark, Alta, Norway.
authors.forename: Signe Hjelen
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stige