International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
Volume 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 22-34

Helpful Thoughts – Some Reflections on the Psychodynamic Treatment of Traumatized Refugees (Article)

Harnischfeger J.*
  • a Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Familiy Affairs (Bufetat), Unit for Family counselling/Oslo Homansbyen, Oslo, Norway

Abstract

This article discusses critically the focus on stress symptoms when treating traumatized refugees. It describes common challenges that practitioners meet, when working with extreme trauma. It suggests three concepts that might help to understand the complicated dynamics of severe traumatization. These concepts deal as well with the nature of post-traumatic problems as with the way they might be treated. A clinical case is used to exemplify and discuss the concepts. Finally the article offers some thoughts on the special dynamics of the situation of refugees. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Author Keywords

Refugees post-traumatic problems stress symptoms trauma

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994556209&doi=10.1002%2faps.1495&partnerID=40&md5=dfdeda93f3f71509ea6aa5d10a0ee6ff
DOI: 10.1002/aps.1495
ISSN: 17423341
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English