PMID- 15204206 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041025 LR - 20061115 IS - 0803-9488 (Print) IS - 0803-9488 (Linking) VI - 58 IP - 3 DP - 2004 TI - Treatment of traumatized refugee children with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in a psychodynamic context. PG - 199-203 AB - This study examines the effects of a psychodynamic approach of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treatment of traumatized refugee children. Among a child psychiatric outpatient refugee team, 13 children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were treated by EMDR incorporated in a traditional psychodynamic therapeutic approach. The Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Scale for Children (PTSS-C) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) were administered before and after the treatment, to measure the effects. After treatment, a significant improvement was noticed in the functioning level and all PTSS-C scales, mostly in re-experiencing and least in the avoidance symptoms. The improvement in the functioning level was significantly correlated with the reduction of the PTSD-non-related and the depression, but not with that of the PTSD-related symptoms. Used in a psychodynamic context, EMDR is suggested to be effective treatment for traumatized refugee children. Our findings support the hypothesis of child-specific criteria for PTSD. FAU - Oras, Reet AU - Oras R AD - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. reetoras@hotmail.com FAU - de Ezpeleta, Susana Cancela AU - de Ezpeleta SC FAU - Ahmad, Abdulbaghi AU - Ahmad A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Nord J Psychiatry JT - Nordic journal of psychiatry JID - 100927567 SB - IM MH - Adaptation, Psychological MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Desensitization, Psychologic/*methods MH - *Eye Movements MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Hospitals, University MH - Humans MH - Life Change Events MH - Male MH - Patient Care Team MH - Personality Assessment MH - Psychiatric Department, Hospital MH - Psychoanalytic Therapy/*methods MH - Refugees/*psychology MH - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology/*therapy MH - Sweden MH - Treatment Outcome EDAT- 2004/06/19 05:00 MHDA- 2004/10/27 09:00 CRDT- 2004/06/19 05:00 PHST- 2004/06/19 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/27 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/06/19 05:00 [entrez] AID - H9ARA43MBP1VNXMR [pii] AID - 10.1080/08039480410006232 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nord J Psychiatry. 2004;58(3):199-203. doi: 10.1080/08039480410006232.