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Treatment Options for Young People and Refugees with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder II

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the effective treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which are used with young people, particularly young refugees. Comprehensive accounts of treatments and treatment efficacy for PTSD in young people have been provided elsewhere (Dwivedi 2000; Perrin et al. 2000; Cohen and Mannarino 2004; National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) 2005). The aims of this chapter are therefore twofold: first to describe the more established treatments for young people with PTSD, and second to look at all innovative treatment approaches that have been developed for young refugees. The chapter has an evidence-based perspective, and so provides data regarding the efficacy of the treatments described.

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Hodes, M., Diaz-Caneja, A. (2007). Treatment Options for Young People and Refugees with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder II. In: Hosin, A.A. (eds) Responses to Traumatized Children. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625808_2

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