APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Effectiveness of Community Lay Therapists Treating Displaced Persons in Kurdish Iraq
- Meredith Blackwell
University of New Mexico - Elizabeth Yeater
University of New Mexico - Pirko Selmo
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights - Ryan Ross
University of New Mexico - Kristen Vitek
University of New Mexico
Abstract
Displaced Arabic-speakers in Kurdish Iraq receiving treatment from community therapists completed measures of traumatic experiences and current stressors, and participated in a longitudinal study tracking changes in PTSD and depression symptoms. A repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant decreases in both PTSD and depression scores; current stressors did not moderate outcomes.
Counseling/Psychotherapy
