## Abstract The present study investigated the effect of amitriptyline on PTSD symptoms in a torture survivor 7 years after the trauma. After a pretreatment assessment period of 1 month, amitriptyline 150 mg nocte was started and assessments were carried out up to 8 months. An overall improvement o
Child Survivor of War: A Case Study
✍ Scribed by Gargi Roysircar
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 794 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-8534
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✦ Synopsis
The history of a Bosnian survivor of war living in the U. S. is examined using the extended case method. Clinical issues related to acculturative stress, posttraumatic stress disorder, and identity are analyzed. Suggested treatment includes existential therapy and its cognitive‐behavioral applications, didactic education on trauma, client screening, and treatment effectiveness.
La historia de un sobreviente bosnio de guerra en los EE.UU. se examina utilzando el prolongado metodo del caso. El tema clinico relacionado a estrés de asimilación, de trastorno de estrés postraumatíco, y la identidad se analiza. El tratamiento sugerido incluye la terapia existencial y sus applicaciones de conducta cognitiva, la educacion didáctica en el trauma, en la investigación de cliente, y en la eficacia del tratamiento.
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