Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-164

Evaluating a multiple-family group access intervention for refugees with PTSD (Article)

Weine S.* , Kulauzovic Y. , Klebic A. , Besic S. , Mujagic A. , Muzurovic J. , Spahovic D. , Sclove S. , Pavkovic I. , Feetham S. , Rolland J.
  • a University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • b University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • c University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • d University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • e University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • f University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • g University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • h University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • i University of Illinois, Chicago, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • j University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, University of Maryland Baltimore, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and College of Nursing, University of Maryland Baltimore
  • k University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a multiple-family group in increasing access to mental health services for refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigated a nine-session multiple-family group called Coffee and Families Education and Support with refugee families from Bosnia-Herzegovina in Chicago. Adults with PTSD (n = 197) and their families were randomly assigned to receive either the intervention or a control condition. The results indicated that a multiple-family group was effective in increasing access to mental health services and that depression and family comfort with discussing trauma mediated the intervention effect. Further well-designed studies of family interventions are needed for developing evidence-based interventions for refugee families. © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00061.x
ISSN: 0194472X
Cited by: 56
Original Language: English