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This chapter will present Danish ‘models’ of caring/treatment for traumatised refugees. It begins by covering the historical aspects of the work with traumatised refugees in Denmark, then gives a brief overview of immigration in the country; this is followed by a brief description of the general health services and the network of special services for this category of patients. The services and the treatment they offer are then described, focusing on the types of the different therapies used and the evidence of their effect and concluding with a few points on current developments and perspectives.
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Kastrup, M.C., Dymi, K. (2015). A Therapy Model for Traumatised Refugees in Denmark. In: Schouler-Ocak, M. (eds) Trauma and Migration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17335-1_16
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