Testimony method to ameliorate post-traumatic stress symptoms: Community-based intervention study with Mozambican civil war survivors
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Article Title | Testimony method to ameliorate post-traumatic stress symptoms: Community-based intervention study with Mozambican civil war survivors |
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ERA Journal ID | 13071 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Igreja, Victor (Author), Kleijn, Wim C. (Author), Schreuder, Bas J. N. (Author), Van Dijk, Janie A. (Author) and Verschuur, Margot (Author) |
Journal Title | British Journal of Psychiatry |
Journal Citation | 184 (3), pp. 251-257 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2004 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0007-1250 |
1472-1465 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.184.3.251 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/testimony-method-to-ameliorate-posttraumatic-stress-symptoms/D1172109A2F5312C5947DBB02AD539D2 |
Abstract | Background: The effectiveness of the testimony method has not been established in rural communities with survivors of prolonged civil war. Aims: To examine the effectiveness and feasibility of a testimony method to ameliorate post-traumatic stress symptoms. Method: Participants (n=206) belonged to former war zones in Mozambique. They were divided into a case (n=137) and a non-casegroup (n=69). The case group was randomly divided into an intervention (n=66) and a control group (n=71). Symptoms were measured during baseline assessment, post-intervention and at an 11-month follow-up. Results: Post-intervention measurements demonstrated significant symptom reduction in both the intervention and the control group. No significant differences were found between the intervention and the control group. Follow-up measurements showed sustained lower levels of symptoms in both groups, and some indications of a positive intervention effect in women. Conclusions: A remarkable drop in symptoms could not be linked directly to the intervention. Feasibility of the intervention was good, but controlling the intervention in a small rural community appeared to be a difficult task to accomplish. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420313. Mental health services |
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Byline Affiliations | Association of Hope for All, Mozambique |
Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands | |
Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands | |
ARQ Centrum '45, Netherlands | |
Leiden University, Netherlands | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q33qx/testimony-method-to-ameliorate-post-traumatic-stress-symptoms-community-based-intervention-study-with-mozambican-civil-war-survivors
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