Psychological first aid: Migrant trauma demands alternative therapies
Source: Reuters - Thu, 3 Dec 2015 11:36 GMT
Many refugees bear mental scars of war, persecution, rape
Some develop complex and severe psychological illnesses
New treatments focused on victims of multiple trauma
Experts say "psychological first aid" should be a priority
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Europe's migrant crisis is forcing the advancement of new psychological therapies that go beyond existing treatments to help victims not of one traumatic event, but of multiple traumas such as rape, war and torture
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