Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy on Refugees
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https://doi.org/10.15135/2024.12.1.14-21Abstract
Refugee crises have had a major impact globally, often causing professional groups including doctors, social scientists, and psychoanalysts to offer aid. The crucial need for security and stability is apparent, along with empathetic listening from psychotherapists in order to alleviate the refugees’ pain (Leuzinger-Bohleber et al., 2016). Psychodynamic psychotherapy has been proved to be efficacious in alleviating trauma-related symptoms. Studies in process and outcome research reveal in time the efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy by linking it to theoretical frameworks like attachment theory, in order to uncover the processes of change. The aim of psychodynamic therapy is to restore attachment and trust issues through transference and to allow the recreation of meaning to the patient’s experience (Yakely, 2014).
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