Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Basics in Cameroonian Refugees - Hardcover

Neumann, Dr Bibi Nomo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1503539849 ISBN 13: 9781503539846

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation, 2015

Synopsis

This study is a review of the literature on the psychological issues faced by refugees to the United States and on empirically supported treatments with potential implication for Cameroonian refugees with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Relevant themes from the literature include: (a) historical perspectives; (b) the phenomenology of PTSD; (c) current treatments; (d) empirically supported treatments and evidence-based practices; (e) behavioral therapies that aim to reduce reactance to traumatic memories; (f) cognitive therapies focusing on the management of the appraisal of the trauma; (g) anxiety management therapies aimed at managing the anxiety evoked by traumatic memories; (h) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR); and (i) culturally-relevant considerations. The writer's original contribution to practice consists of adapted practice recommendations for the treatment of Cameroonian refugees with PTSD. They are intended for therapist use with Cameroonian refugees to the United States diagnosed with PTSD.

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1503539849
• ISBN 13: 9781503539846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 94