Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-604

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Symptoms of Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Refugee Youth (Review)

Murray L.K.* , Cohen J.A. , Ellis B.H. , Mannarino A.
  • a Boston University School of Public Health, Center for International Health and Development, 85 E. Concord Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, United States
  • b Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents, Department of Psychiatry, Allegheny General Hospital, 4 Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, United States
  • c Children's Hospital Center for Refugee Trauma, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States
  • d Department of Psychiatry, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, United States

Abstract

The diverse clinical presentation of refugee children and adolescents after their traumatic experiences requires a treatment model that can mitigate a number of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Refugee populations also require interventions that can adjust to the wide-ranging experiences likely encountered during preflight, flight, and resettlement. There is some evidence that immigration stressors or social stressors, such as discrimination, are associated with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in refugee youth. Therefore refugee youth may benefit from multiple levels of services, ideally integrated. This article focuses on the mental and behavioral health component of services for refugee youth. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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narrative refugee psychoeducation behavior therapy human Refugees war coping behavior priority journal affect cognitive therapy psychosocial care Humans Adolescent juvenile Review Narration child psychiatry posttraumatic stress disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic stress management psychotrauma parental behavior grief caregiver Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-44949140742&doi=10.1016%2fj.chc.2008.02.003&partnerID=40&md5=dfb2def0bd05eb838e18bdcafd8fa20d
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.02.003
ISSN: 10564993
Cited by: 26
Original Language: English