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A randomized trial of a reconciliation workshop with and without PTSD psychoeducation in Burundian sample
Author(s) -
Yeomans Peter D.,
Forman Evan M.,
Herbert James D.,
Yuen Erica
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20531
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , distress , intervention (counseling) , psychology , vulnerability (computing) , randomized controlled trial , posttraumatic stress , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , medicine , surgery , computer science , computer security
Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) psychoeducation is increasingly offered in diverse cultural settings. As the literature offers theoretical arguments for why such information might be normalizing and distress‐reducing, or might risk morbid suggestion of greater vulnerability, a two‐sided hypothesis was proposed to examine the specific effect of PTSD psychoeducation. Participants of a trauma healing and reconciliation intervention in Burundi were randomized to conditions with and without PTSD psychoeducation, or to a waitlist control. Both interventions reduced symptoms more than the waitlist. Participants in the condition without psychoeducation experienced a greater reduction in PTSD symptoms relative to other conditions. Findings are discussed in relationship to intervention development for traumatic stress in nonindustrialized and culturally diverse settings.