title: Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe change in mental health after treatment with antidepressants and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients receiving treatment at the Psychiatric Trauma Clinic for Refugees in Copenhagen completed self-ratings of level of functioning, quality of life, and symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety before and after treatment. Changes in mental state and predictors of change were evaluated in a sample that all received well-described and comparable treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  85 patients with PTSD or depression were included in the analysis. Significant improvement and effect size were observed on all rating scales (p-value <0.01 and Cohen's d 45-0.68). Correlation analysis showed no association between severity of symptoms at baseline and the observed change.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite methodological limitations, the finding of a significant improvement on all rating scales is important considering that previous follow-up studies of comparable patient populations have not found significant change in the patients'condition after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Competence Center for Transcultural Psychiatry (CTP), Psychiatric Center Ballerup, the Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark. Correspondence to: caecilie.boeck.buhmann@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Cæcilie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buhmann
authors.forename: Erik Lykke
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: Merete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nordentoft
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryberg
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekstrøm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014104:Torture / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult