原文网址：https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-018-9598-z

DOI：http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

出版商名称：Springer US

在线ISSN：1573-6709

附摘要原文：

Abstract

Southeast Asia contains high numbers of traumatised populations arising from either natural

disasters or interpersonal violence. Consequently, the need for empirically based trauma

treatments, compromised by insufficiency in appropriately trained clinicians and mental health

workers, makes the situation more challenging in addressing traumatic sequelae in local

populations. In response, the humanitarian/ trauma capacity building organisation, Trauma

Aid Germany, trained 37 therapists in psycho-traumatology, based on EMDR Therapy, which

included trauma stabilisation techniques. This research analyses the impact of Trauma

Stabilisation as a sole treatment intervention for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in

adults. Each client was screened for PTSD utilising the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire - pre-

and post-treatment. Analysis of the data considered only those interventions focussed on

trauma stabilisation, including psychoeducation. Participants receiving trauma confrontation

interventions were excluded from the data. Trauma stabilisation - as a sole treatment interven-

tion, was highly effective in alleviating PTSD diagnoses. Results demonstrate PTSD symp-

toms were reduced in both clinical and sub-clinical trauma groups. The data set suggests

trauma stabilisation, as a sole treatment intervention, was safe, effective, efficient and sufficient

treatment intervention for PTSD. Furthermore, trauma stabilisation interventions have the

advantage of being safe, flexible, and adaptable to the cultural and spiritual context in which

they were are applied. The research findings also have implications regarding teaching and

learning and the potential utilisation of paraprofessionals, and other allied health professionals

in addressing the global burden of psychological trauma.

Keywords：

Post-traumaticstressdisorder.Traumastabilisation.Culturalsensitivity.Southeast

Asia.Therapeuticrelationship.Traumacapacitybuilding