Silove, D., Manicavasagar, V., Coello, M., & Aroche, J. (2005). PTSD, depression and acculturation. Intervention, 3(1), 46-50. In this pilot study we tested whether Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or major depression inhibits psychosocial adaptation in refugees. We tested... Read more
Refugees
Uitterhaegen, B. (2005). Psycho-education and psychosocial support in the Netherlands; a program by and for refugees. Intervention, 3(2), 141-147. This article is about a community based intervention program in the Netherlands. In this program, asylum seekers and refugees are... Read more
Ley, K. (2006). Bread and roses: supporting refugee women in a multicultural group. Intervention, 4(1), 47-52. This field report describes the support and reconciliation work in a weekly multicultural and multilingual therapeutic group of African refugee women in a... Read more
Salem-Pickartz, J. (2007). Peer counsellors training with refugees from Iraq: A Jordanian case study. Intervention, 5(3), 232-243. The author trained 49 peer counsellors in two refugee camps, over the course of 2004, and traced the impact of their work... Read more
van der Veer, G. (2008). Developing relevant knowledge and practical skills of psychosocial work and counselling. Intervention, 6(2), 132-139. In many areas of armed conflict there is an urgent need for relevant knowledge and practical skills around mental health... Read more
Gilbert, J. (2009). Power and ethics in psychosocial counselling: reflections on the experience of an international NGO providing services for Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Intervention, 7(1), 50-60. This paper reflects on some of the moral dilemmas inherent in the... Read more
Horn, R. (2009). An evaluation of the Kakuma Emotional Wellbeing Interview (KEWI). Intervention, 7(3), 223-238. The success of interventions to address psychosocial issues depends on effectively identifying areas in which assistance is needed, and measuring whether the intervention is... Read more
Brewer, C. (2010). The hunting of the snark: detecting and managing abusers of alcohol and other drugs in refugee camps–a commentary on Ezard et al. and Streel & Schilperoord. Intervention, 8(3), 276-279. The abuse of alcohol and other drugs... Read more
Streel, E., & Schilperoord, M. (2010). Perspectives on alcohol and substance abuse in refugee settings: lessons from the field. Intervention, 8(3), 268-275. In refugee settings, alcohol and other psychoactive substances can potentiate many underlying problems and contribute to the... Read more
Ezard, N., Debakre, A., & Catillon, R. (2010). Screening and brief intervention for high-risk alcohol use in Mae La refugee camp, Thailand: a pilot project on the feasibility of training and implementation. Intervention, 8(3), 223-232. Many populations that are... Read more
