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CLINICAL TRIAL article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1453957
This article is part of the Research Topic Agency in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Theoretical Approach and Therapeutic Perspectives View all articles

Implementing a stabilizing intervention for traumatized refugees in temporary accommodations in South-West Germany -a randomized controlled pilot trial

Provisionally accepted
Irja Rzepka Irja Rzepka *Catharina Zehetmair Catharina Zehetmair Ede Nagy Ede Nagy Hans-Christoph Friederich Hans-Christoph Friederich Christoph Nikendei Christoph Nikendei
  • Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

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    The prevalence of trauma-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as depressive or anxiety disorders, are significantly increased in refugees compared to the general population. This is due to the high risk of burdening and potentially traumatic experiences before, during and after their flight.have been sufficient to have a significant impact on the examined symptom burden.Small sample size and limited use of the exercises limit the reliability of the results.Trial registration number: DRKS00022862.

    Keywords: Refugees, guided imagery techniques, PTSD, temporary accommodations, Mental health care provision

    Received: 24 Jun 2024; Accepted: 10 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Rzepka, Zehetmair, Nagy, Friederich and Nikendei. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Irja Rzepka, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

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