Abstract
The authors outline six steps to develop culturally sensitive treatment for traumatized refugees, which focus on somatic symptoms. Among Cambodian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder, the authors describe a somatic presentation (viz., neck-focused panic attacks) that forms a key aspect of trauma-related disorder, how those panic attacks are generated, and a treatment that specifically targets those panic attacks. Evidence of treatment efficacy is provided through a multiple-baseline, across-subjects design (N = 3), and one treatment case is described to illustrate clinical presentation and treatment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 491-505 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Psychotherapy |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cambodian refugees
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Muscle relaxation
- Panic disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Hinton, D. E., Pich, V., Chhean, D., Safren, S. A., & Pollack, M. H. (2006). Somatic-focused therapy for traumatized refugees: Treating posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid neck-focused panic attacks among Cambodian refugees. Special issue: Culture, race, and ethnicity in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 43(4), 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-3204.43.4.491