Sustainable and Adapted Treatment Strategies to Restore Psychological Functioning and Mental Health Among Displaced Somalis: Preparation of a Multicenter Treatment Study (P114/02/2014): Pilot Study 3.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The research project will offer psychotherapeutic treatment to Somali refugees with PTSD and comorbid khat dependence. In this case series, evidence-based techniques will be applied and adapted to the cultural background of Somali refugees in Kenya.
Detailed Description
More than 500.000 Somali refugees live in Kenya. This group is especially burdened by high rates of exposure to traumatic events, high prevalence of PTSD and a high comorbidity with substance use disorders, mainly related to khat (catha edulis). There's a shortage of literature on psychotherapeutic methods that are applicable in this group. The aim of this case series is to develop modifications of standard therapeutic techniques to the Somali culture and to the needs of this group. Twenty successive cases will be recruited from a community clinic where refugees often seek for treatment because of psychiatric problems. Senior level psychotherapists will apply and adapt techniques and approaches like Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention (RP), and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET); all sessions will be video recorded. Regular supervision with external experts and group discussions will be held to evaluate and adapt the single procedures and techniques. The aim of this study is the development of a standardized approach that can be used in a Randomized Controlled Trial which will be conduced in the future.
Investigators
Michael Odenwald
Researcher
University of Konstanz
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •PTSD (DSM-IV) Khat Dependence (DSM-IV)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe Psychotic Disorder Suicidality Mental Disability
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
Time Frame: 3 months
Pre-post change of self-reported PTSD-symptom severity
Time-Line Follow Back(TLFB)
Time Frame: 3 months
Pre-post change of self-reported days with khat use
Secondary Outcomes
- Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL)(3 months)