Comment and response to the commentary

Related to ‘Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees’ and ‘Cognitive behavioral psycho-therapeutic treatment at a psychiatric trauma clinic for Refugees: description and evaluation’ by Buhman et al. (Volume 25, No 1, 2015)

Authors

  • Uwe Harlacher
  • Peter Polatin
  • Caecilie Boeck Buhmann
  • Merete Nordentoft
  • Morten Ekstroem
  • Jessica Carlsson Lohmann
  • Erik Lykke Mortensen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v26i1.108065

Keywords:

TFCBT, torture treatment, psychological improvement, trauma, pharmacological

Abstract

Comment and response to the commentary based on the two: ‘Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees’ and ‘Cognitive-behavioral psycho-therapeutic treatment at a psychiatric trauma clinic for Refugees: description and evaluation’ by Buhman et al. (Volume 25, No 1, 2015) 

 

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Published

2018-09-06

How to Cite

Harlacher, U., Polatin, P., Buhmann, C. B., Nordentoft, M., Ekstroem, M., Lohmann, J. C., & Mortensen, E. L. (2018). Comment and response to the commentary: Related to ‘Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees’ and ‘Cognitive behavioral psycho-therapeutic treatment at a psychiatric trauma clinic for Refugees: description and evaluation’ by Buhman et al. (Volume 25, No 1, 2015). Torture Journal, 26(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v26i1.108065

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2016): Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture

Section

Debate and Comment

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