Evaluation of a school-based, teacher-delivered psychological intervention group program for trauma-affected Syrian refugee children in Istanbul, Turkey


Gormez V., Kilic H. N., Orengul A. C., Demir M. N., Mert E. B., Makhlouta B., ...More

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.27, no.2, pp.125-131, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1304748
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-131
  • Keywords: Post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, refugee, children, school-based, POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER, MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS, DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE, IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, WAR, SYMPTOMS, ANXIETY, ADOLESCENTS, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, METAANALYSIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an innovative, protocol-based, group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program delivered by trained teachers to reduce emotional distress and improve psychological functioning among the war-traumatized Syrian refugee students living in Istanbul.