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Guideline The ISTSS/Rand guidelines on mental health training of primary healthcare providers for trauma-exposed populations in conflict-affected countries. 2006
Eisenman D, Weine S, Green B, de Jong J, Rayburn N, Ventevogel P, Keller A, Agani F. · RAND, Santa Monica, California and David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA. · J Trauma Stress. · Pubmed #16568460 No free full text.
Abstract: Mental health care for trauma-exposed populations in conflict-affected developing countries often is provided by primary healthcare providers (PHPs), including doctors, nurses, and lay health workers. The Task Force on International Trauma Training, through an initiative sponsored by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the RAND Corporation, has developed evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for the mental health training of PHPs in conflict-affected developing countries. This article presents the Guidelines, which provide a conceptual framework and specific principles for improving the quality of mental health training for PHPs working with trauma-exposed populations.
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Article Belief systems as coping factors for traumatized refugees: a pilot study. 2002
Brune M, Haasen C, Krausz M, Yagdiran O, Bustos E, Eisenman D. · Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini Str. 52, Germany. · Eur Psychiatry. · Pubmed #12504261 No free full text.
Abstract: The severity of traumatization seems to correlate with a more severe course of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (and other post-traumatic disorders), while firm belief systems have been found to be a protective factor against post-traumatic disorders. This study sought to determine the role of belief systems in the outcome of psychotherapy for traumatized refugees. The charts of 141 consecutively treated refugees were evaluated retrospectively. A firm belief system was found to be an important predictor for a better therapy outcome. The importance of a firm belief system as a coping factor, which should be used as an instrument in therapy, is discussed.
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