Autobiographical memory in refugees with PTSD: a multiple baseline study on the effects of the Memory Specificity Training (MEST) and a sleep protocol (SLEE-P) as a preparation for Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

Recruiting

Conditions: anxiety
PTSD
10002861

Registration Number: NL-OMON53953

Lead Sponsor: Stichting Centrum 45 (Oegstgeest)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

The main inclusion criteria are: a) 18 years or older, b) having a refugee
background, c) meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD as established by a
psychiatrist or clinical psychologist at intake, d) currently on the waiting
list for Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in the outpatient clinic of ARQ
Centrum*45, and e) willingness to participate in the research (being able to
understand/willing to sign informed consent).

Exclusion Criteria

Main exclusion criteria include: a) IQ estimated below 80, b) acute crisis
(acute suicidality, acute severe psychosis), c) persistent substance
dependence, d) change of sleep medication in the month prior to the start of
the study, and e) having previously received the MEST or a cognitive behavioral
sleep intervention.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome measures are autobiographical memory specificity, sleep<br /><br>quality, and posttraumatic stress symptoms as measures by the weekly<br /><br>measurements.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome measures are weekly measures of sleep quality, nightmares and<br /><br>dreams, memory problems, autobiographical memory specificity, and the interview<br /><br>about sleep and memory problems.</p><br>