TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A comparison of psychosocial services for enhancing cultural adaptation and global functioning for immigrant survivors of torture
JO  - Journal of immigrant and minority health
A1  - Reed, David E. 2nd
A1  - Patel, Sita G.
A1  - Bagheri-Pele, Tara
A1  - Dailami, Mina
A1  - Kapoor-Pabrai, Momachi
A1  - Husic, Armina
A1  - Kohli, Sarita
A1  - Wickham, Robert E.
A1  - Brown, Lisa M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Forced migrants suffer from significant psychological distress. However, they often prioritize urgent practical resettlement needs over mental health needs. The present study used a quasi-experimental design to compare pathways of treatment for survivors of torture (N = 369) from 42 different counties receiving care from a refugee health clinic. Random intercept ANOVAs were used to compare combined case management services and psychological treatment (CM-PT) to case management services only (CM) on changes in cultural adaptation and global functioning over time. <br><br>RESULTS showed that both groups improved on each outcome. Importantly, the CM-PT group endorsed greater improvements in cultural adaptation (b = 0.28, 95% CI 0.14, 0.41, p ≤ 0.001) and global functioning (b = 3.29, 95% CI 1.33, 5.25, p = 0.001) compared to the CM group. These findings suggest that treatment for survivors of torture should be multifaceted and include case management and psychological treatment. Case management services alone may be beneficial when socio-cultural and resource barriers exist for mental health treatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-1912
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-022-01439-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -