Mind-body techniques for youth affected by war
An intervention that aims to reduce PTSD symptoms. Usually administered in schools by trained teachers (non-specialists). It incorporates a range of techniques including meditation, biofeedback, art therapy, autogenic training (a self-relaxation technique to produce a psychophysiologically determined relaxation response), guided imagery, genograms, physical movement, and specialized breathing exercises. The effectiveness of this intervention was examined through a randomized control trial involving high school students in Kosovo after the war (with a wait-list control group), as well as Kosovar refugees in Gaza (without a control group). The studies revealed significant reductions in PTSD symptoms among participants postintervention, and these improvements were sustained during the follow-up period.
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Interventions for Children Affected by War: An Ecological Perspective on Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Care
Mind-body skills groups for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in Palestinian children and adolescents in Gaza.
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in postwar Kosovar adolescents using mind-body skills groups: a randomized controlled trial.
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Treatment interventions for youth affected by war/conflict
Prevention interventions for youth affected by war/conflict
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Classroom-based psychosocial intervention after war in Lebanon
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Selective or indicated school-based programs
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Mind-body techniques for youth affected by war
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Vocational training and psychosocial support intervention for war-affected youths
Teacher-led trauma/grief psychotherapy intervention for war-affected youths
Rapid-Ed: Nonformal education and trauma healing intervention for war-affected youth
Universal school-based interventions for war-affected children