Clinical Social Work Journal
Volume 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-78

Psychotherapy with traumatized Southeast Asian refugees (Article)

Ying Y.-W.*
  • a School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 120 Haviland Hall, #7400, Berkeley, CA 94720-7400, United States

Abstract

Southeast Asian refugees have suffered severe traumas, and face the challenges of adapting to a new and unfamiliar land. The paper identifies techniques for time-limited mental health treatment with this group. These include the initial task of establishing clinician credibility (by focusing on symptom reduction), assisting resettlement, and working through the traumas they suffered. In addition, the special challenges of working with refugees are addressed.

Author Keywords

Post-traumatic stress disorder Southeast Asian refugees Depression Mental health treatment Psychotherapy

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0041639706&doi=10.1023%2fA%3a1005210628134&partnerID=40&md5=90814b6221c45f9563195f7480c06460
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005210628134
ISSN: 00911674
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English