To compare levels of depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amongst immigration detainees with a comparison group asylum seekers living within the community.A cross-sectional questionnaire study.Sixty-seven detained seekers, 30 who had previously been imprisoned UK for criminal offences, 49 in community completed hospital anxiety depression scale (HADS) impact event scale-revised (IES-R). Demographic information was collected.High PTSD symptoms were reported by all...

Women and girls make up a sizeable proportion of armed groups in conflict regions. However, compared to males, research into the mental health female combatants is limited there have been no investigations treatments. Psychological sequalae amongst predominantly male former most prominently include PTSD appetitive aggression indicating need for trauma-focused therapy that also addresses violent behaviour with additional components strengthen social inclusion. The aim this study effectiveness...

The UK has one of the largest systems immigration detention in Europe.. Those detained include asylum-seekers and foreign national prisoners, groups with a higher prevalence mental health vulnerabilities compared general population. In light little published research on status detainees removal centres (IRCs), primary aim this study was to explore whether it feasible conduct psychiatric such setting. A secondary compare those seeking asylum rest detainees.Cross-sectional simple random...

Background: Survivors of sexual violence are frequently condemned and socially excluded. Myths about rape may translate into stigmatization, diminish disclosure, prevent help-seeking from support structures worsen mental health. Areas conflict or organized remain the evident hotspots victimization. However, little is known prevalence predictors myths in these settings their association with survivors' stigmatization psychopathology. Method: Between September 2018 May 2019, we assessed a...

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is an individual therapeutic approach that has emerging evidence base for children. It was initially trialed with refugee and asylum seeking populations, in both high low middle income settings, utilising either lay or professional therapists. The results of treatment trials PTSD children NET (or the child ‘KIDNET’ adaptation) demonstrates how this effective intervention, scalable culturally dexterous. This paper describes, five cases from clinical practice...

Abstract The aftermath of traumatization lives on in the neural and epigenetic traces creating a momentum affliction psychological social realm. Can psychotherapy reorganise these memories through changes DNA methylation signatures? Using randomised controlled parallel group design, we examined methylome-wide saliva samples 84 female former child soldiers from Eastern DR Congo before six months after Narrative Exposure Therapy. Treatment predicted differentially methylated positions (DMPs)...

Background: Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that involves the forced movement people internally within countries, or externally across borders. Victims who are trafficked for sexual exploitation subject to repeated, multiple trauma, and high rates mental health problems including PTSD have been found. Methods: In this pilot study, we used Narrative Exposure Therapy treat 10 women had were diagnosed with PTSD. Results: All completed therapy experienced reduction in severity...

Individuals who return from armed groups present with a history of traumatic events including perpetration. Subsequent severe mental stress and heightened levels reactive appetitive aggression may persist if left untreated, frequently impede peacebuilding societal stability. In this study, we tested revised adaptation Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET; Schauer et al., 2011) for Forensic Offender Rehabilitation (FORNET) implemented in sample male former combatants war-torn regions the DR...

Background: Online therapy has become increasingly desirable and available in recent years, with the current COVID-19 pandemic acting as a catalyst to develop further protocols enabling therapists conduct online treatment safely efficaciously. Offering potentially means that treatments are clients who would otherwise have no access, closing gap provision of mental health services worldwide. Objective: This paper focuses on practical guidelines using Narrative Exposure Therapy (e-NET). It...

Background Human trafficking is a grave human rights violation and major public health concern. Survivors present with high rates of mental problems including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Studies effective treatments for PTSD in survivors are lacking. Narrative exposure therapy (NET) an treatment multiple, prolonged complex trauma, but its efficacy has not been rigorously tested trafficking. Aims To test the feasibility acceptability randomised controlled trial (RCT) offering NET...

The drug ecstasy has appetite suppressant and exercise promoting effects that may appeal to young women who are concerned about weight body image. This study therefore aimed determine whether use differ from those do not this in concerns eating weight, beliefs how these affected by recreational drugs. One hundred thirty women, all cigarette smokers, were recruited; 73 used compared with 57 did not. All assessed on Garnerís (1991) Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2), mass index (BMI),...

Objective: Former combatants are exposed to multiple traumatic stressors during conflict situations, and usually participate in perpetration of violence. Ongoing violence post areas, linked mental health problems appetitive aggression, destabilises peace keeping efforts. The aim this study is investigate lifetime exposure the relationship between current violent behaviour a sample female former child soldiers with history Eastern DR Congo. Methods: 98 who had been abducted forcibly recruited...

The aim of this article is to present a research-based rationale for NETfacts, newly developed integrated approach at the individual and community level in order mitigate mental social sequelae war crisis. To end, we provide selective review relevant literature from neuroscience, clinical psychology, science. In psychotraumatology, avoidance describes effort prevent exposure trauma reminders. Among patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), becomes pathological, exacerbating...

e-NET: La terapia dell'esposizione narrativa virtuale sfide e opportunità nell'offrire trattamenti per il trauma da remoto. Nell'ambito della salute mentale, a fronte dei diversi tentativi di accrescere l'accesso cure basate sull'evidenza, soltanto un numero ristretto pazienti riceve trauma-focali adeguati. L'innovazione tecnologica è sempre più centrale nella facilitazione scambi comunicativi virtuali rendendo non necessario che terapeuta paziente si trovino nello stesso luogo fisico....

Abstract Reintegration of ex‐combatants involves multiple challenges. In addition to the trauma‐related psychological sequelae, social obstacles in community can aggravate psychopathological aggressive tendencies and lead continuation violence civilian life. However, association between others’ negative attitudes ex‐combatants’ ongoing perpetration remains largely unexplored. Between September 2018 May 2019, we assessed a representative sample adults Eastern DR Congo ( N = 1,058) measured...

Abstract Objective American Indian (AI) individuals are at increased risk for present‐day trauma exposure and associated negative outcomes, as well ongoing effects of intergenerational adversity. However, few empirically supported treatments exist that specifically tailored and/or tested with AI communities. This study describes the process selecting, adapting, implementing narrative therapy (NET) an community. Methods A community academic partnership was formed worked together to make...