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BACKGROUND:

The prevalence and course of mental disorders among Vietnamese refugees were studied, using a model including variables from different research traditions.

METHOD:

A consecutive community cohort of 145 Vietnamese boat refugees aged 15 and above were personally interviewed on their arrival in Norway and three years later.

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Multi-problematiek binnen gezinnen met een Roma-achtergrond is zeer complex. De ernst van de gesignaleerde problematiek is vooral de mate of frequentie waarin problemen als overlast, school verzuim en criminaliteit zich voordoen. Deze problemen hebben vaak onomkeerbare gevolgen voor de kinderen die in deze families opgroeien. Hun perspectief op een volwaardig en onafhankelijk bestaan in de samenleving is daardoor in het geding. Het verbeteren van de situatie van deze kinderen vraagt een passende en duurzame aanpak. Dit kennisfundament, ontwikkeld in opdracht van

Many children like Bas and Eva experience stressful events as they grow up. They are faced with painful circumstances like parental divorce or the death of a loved one. Most children can overcome those experiences, but some develop such psychological problems that professional help is needed. The overall focus of this dissertation is the assessment and treatment of problematic grief in children like Bas and Eva. First, we give an overview of epidemiological aspects and a historical overview of research on problematic grief.

Overview. ISTSS has developed guidelines for the treatment of PTSD, the first of which were produced in 2000 followed by a revision published in 2008 (Foa, Keane, Friedman & Cohen, 2008). The 2008 guidelines acknowledge that the PTSD framework does not include salient symptoms and problems of individuals who are exposed to prolonged and repeated trauma such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and political violence, commonly referred to as Complex PTSD, and that these disturbances contribute to distressed lives and disability.

In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) incorporate trauma-related cognitions. This adaptation of the criteria has consequences for the treatment of PTSD. Until now, comprehensive information about the effect of psychotherapy on trauma-related cognitions has been lacking. Therefore, the goal of our meta-analysis was to determine which psychotherapy most effectively reduces trauma-related cognitions.

In the last two decades we have been confronted with new countries and altered maps in Europe with border changes, resettlements, ethnic cleansing, and migration. This migration has profoundly coloured the life of past European generations in the Danube region and beyond, it has affected our own lives, and will be part of the experience of our children.