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| Frank NeunerSummaryAffiliation: University of Konstanz Country: Germany Publications
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Narrative Exposure Therapy as a treatment for child war survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder: two case reports and a pilot study in an African refugee settlementLamaro P Onyut
vivo Uganda, Mbarara, Uganda
BMC Psychiatry 5:7. 2005..We created and evaluated the efficacy of KIDNET, a child-friendly version of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), as a short-term treatment for children...
Post-tsunami stress: a study of posttraumatic stress disorder in children living in three severely affected regions in Sri LankaFrank Neuner
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Box D25, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
J Trauma Stress 19:339-47. 2006..The results confirm the relevance of the individual history of traumatic events for the genesis of PTSD and indicate a high need of mental health assistance among the tsunami-affected children in Sri Lanka...- A comparison of narrative exposure therapy, supportive counseling, and psychoeducation for treating posttraumatic stress disorder in an african refugee settlementFrank Neuner
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:579-87. 2004..These results indicate that NET is a promising approach for the treatment of PTSD for refugees living in unsafe conditions... 
Narrative exposure therapy for the treatment of traumatized children and adolescents (KidNET): from neurocognitive theory to field interventionFrank Neuner
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Box D25, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 17:641-64, x. 2008..Early treatment trials, including randomized controlled studies, show promising results for the treatment of children and adolescents who have PTSD living in war-affected countries and refugee communities...- Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugeesFrank Neuner
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz and Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 4:34. 2004..High exposure to traumatic experiences has been particularly prominent in the Ugandan and Sudanese of the West Nile Region, representing an indication of the psychological strain posed by years of armed conflict... - Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by trained lay counselors in an African refugee settlement: a randomized controlled trialFrank Neuner
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:686-94. 2008..Short-term psychotherapy carried out by lay counselors with limited training can be effective to treat war-related PTSD in a refugee settlement... - The mental health disaster in conflict settings: can scientific research help?Frank Neuner
Dept Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany
BMC Public Health 7:275. 2007 - Early processing of threat cues in posttraumatic stress disorder-evidence for a cortical vigilance-avoidance reactionHannah Adenauer
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Biol Psychiatry 68:451-8. 2010..The present study investigated the influence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on early visual processing of affective stimuli in survivors of war and torture... - Use of khat and posttraumatic stress disorder as risk factors for psychotic symptoms: a study of Somali combatantsMichael Odenwald
University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Soc Sci Med 69:1040-8. 2009..However, the proposed causal chain needs to be confirmed in longitudinal studies. Demobilization and reintegration programs in Somalia need to be prepared to deal with complex psychological problems... - Narrative exposure therapy for 7- to 16-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial with traumatized refugee childrenMartina Ruf
University of Konstanz and Vivo, Konstanz, Germany
J Trauma Stress 23:437-45. 2010..However, it also shows that it is possible to effectively treat chronic PTSD and restore functioning in traumatized refugee children in only 8 treatment sessions... - Haunted by ghosts: prevalence, predictors and outcomes of spirit possession experiences among former child soldiers and war-affected civilians in Northern UgandaFrank Neuner
Bielefeld University, Department of Psychology, Postbox 100131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Soc Sci Med 75:548-54. 2012..In addition, we provide evidence for the incremental validity of spirit possession as a trauma-related psychological disorder in this context... - Tsunami, war, and cumulative risk in the lives of Sri Lankan schoolchildrenClaudia Catani
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld University, Post Box 100131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Child Dev 81:1176-91. 2010..Findings of regression analyses indicated that all 3 event types--tsunami and disaster, war, and family violence--significantly contributed to poorer child adaptation... - Treating children traumatized by war and Tsunami: a comparison between exposure therapy and meditation-relaxation in North-East Sri LankaClaudia Catani
Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 9:22. 2009..In the acute aftermath of the Tsunami we tested the efficacy of two pragmatic short-term interventions when applied by trained local counselors... - Pattern of cortical activation during processing of aversive stimuli in traumatized survivors of war and tortureClaudia Catani
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 259:340-51. 2009..Whereas, a decreased visual processing of aversive stimuli seems to be associated with trauma exposure in general, the superior parietal activity might represent a specific process linked to the diagnosis of PTSD... - Mental health of refugees following state-sponsored repatriation from GermanyUlrike von Lersner
Psychotrauma Research and Outpatient Clinic for Refugees, University of Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 8:88. 2008..The present pilot study investigated refugees who returned to their country of origin after having lived in exile in Germany for some 13 years... - Community-implemented trauma therapy for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trialVerena Ertl
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, PO Box 100131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
JAMA 306:503-12. 2011..Despite high rates of impairment, there have been no randomized controlled trials examining the feasibility and efficacy of mental health interventions for former child soldiers... - Is freezing an adaptive reaction to threat? Evidence from heart rate reactivity to emotional pictures in victims of war and tortureHannah Adenauer
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Psychophysiology 47:315-22. 2010..The present findings argue for a faster flight/fight response to threatening cues in PTSD. In contrast, trauma-exposed controls seem to exhibit a state of permanent alertness toward a wide range of stimuli... - Family violence, war, and natural disasters: a study of the effect of extreme stress on children's mental health in Sri LankaClaudia Catani
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz and Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 8:33. 2008..In addition, the study looked at whether higher levels of war violence would be related to higher levels of violence within the family and whether this would result in higher rates of psychological problems in the affected children... - Altered oscillatory brain dynamics after repeated traumatic stressIris Tatjana Kolassa
Department of Psychology, Clinical and Neuropsychology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 7:56. 2007..Abnormal slow waves produced within circumscribed brain regions during a resting state have been associated with lesioned neural circuitry in neurological disorders and more recently also in mental illness... - Can asylum-seekers with posttraumatic stress disorder be successfully treated? A randomized controlled pilot studyFrank Neuner
Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Germany
Cogn Behav Ther 39:81-91. 2010..Although treatment gains were moderate, these results indicate that NET is a promising approach for the treatment of PTSD in asylum-seekers living in unstable conditions... - Narrative exposure therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy. A pilot randomized controlled trial with Rwandan genocide orphansSusanne Schaal
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Psychother Psychosom 78:298-306. 2009..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment modules for trauma spectrum disorders in a sample of Rwandan genocide orphans... - Narrative exposure therapy for PTSD increases top-down processing of aversive stimuli--evidence from a randomized controlled treatment trialHannah Adenauer
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, 78457, Germany
BMC Neurosci 12:127. 2011..This is the first randomized controlled treatment trial that examines whether narrative exposure therapy (NET) causes changes in affective stimulus processing in patients with chronic PTSD... - Prolonged grief disorder and depression in widows due to the Rwandan genocideSusanne Schaal
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany
Omega (Westport) 59:203-19. 2009..The two syndromes were strongly associated. No discriminant validity was found between the two constructs suggesting that PGD may rather be an appearance of depression than a separate nosological entity... - Validation of a mental health assessment in an African conflict populationVerena Ertl
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Psychol Assess 22:318-24. 2010..Results show that mental health assessments in African languages can produce reliable and valid data but that caution is warranted in the unevaluated transfer of cutoff scores and scoring algorithms... - Beyond individual war trauma: domestic violence against children in Afghanistan and Sri LankaClaudia Catani
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz and Vivo, Konstanz, Germany
J Marital Fam Ther 34:165-76. 2008..In particular, programs should take issues such as poverty, child labor, and parental alcohol use into account in assessing and treating children in the aftermath of mass trauma... - Trauma-related impairment in children--a survey in Sri Lankan provinces affected by armed conflictThomas Elbert
University of Konstanz, Department of Psychology, Feuersteinstr 55, Haus 22, D 78479 Reichenau Lindenbühl, Germany
Child Abuse Negl 33:238-46. 2009..The present study examined traumatic experiences, PTSD, and co-morbid symptoms in relation to neuropsychological and school performance in school children affected by two decades of civil war and unrest... - Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: a cross-sectional and case-control study in SomaliaMichael Odenwald
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Fach D25, D 78476 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Med 3:5. 2005..We aimed to explore the prevalence of psychotic disorders among the general population and the association between khat use and psychotic symptoms... - Narrative exposure therapy for political imprisonment-related chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and depressionDana Bichescu
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Fach D 25, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
Behav Res Ther 45:2212-20. 2007..These results indicate that NET may lead to the alleviation of post-traumatic and depression symptoms even when the conditions persist for excessive time periods... - Negative and positive childhood experiences across developmental periods in psychiatric patients with different diagnoses - an explorative studyEvangelia Saleptsi
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Fach D 25, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 4:40. 2004..The present survey explores the relationship between psychiatric diagnoses and positive and negative life events during childhood and adulthood in psychiatric samples... - Lack of cortisol response in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) undergoing a diagnostic interviewIris Tatjana Kolassa
Clinical and Neuropsychology, University of Konstanz, Universitatsstr, 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 7:54. 2007..This study investigated the cortisol response in traumatized refugees with PTSD during a detailed and standardized interview about their personal war and torture experiences... - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in patients with traumatic brain injuryJudith Glaesser
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 4:5. 2004..Pathological memory formation during an alarm response may set the precondition for PTSD to occur. If true, a lack of memory formation by extended unconsciousness in the course of the traumatic experience should preclude PTSD... - Imaging cortical activity following affective stimulation with a high temporal and spatial resolutionJulian Keil
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz and Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, Konstanz, Germany
BMC Neurosci 10:83. 2009..A combination of a complex demodulation procedure with a minimum norm estimation was applied to assess the temporal variation of the topography of cortical activity... - Relations among appetitive aggression, post-traumatic stress and motives for demobilization: a study in former Colombian combatantsRoland Weierstall
Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Confl Health 7:9. 2013.... - Emotional but not physical maltreatment is independently related to psychopathology in subjects with various degrees of social anxiety: a web-based internet surveyBenjamin Iffland
Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Postbox 100131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 12:49. 2012..We examined the association between emotional maltreatment, including parental emotional maltreatment as well as emotional peer victimization, and social anxiety symptoms in subjects with various degrees of social anxiety... - The consumption of khat and other drugs in Somali combatants: a cross-sectional studyMichael Odenwald
PLoS Med 4:e341. 2007..We recommend that future disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs need to be prepared to deal with significant drug-related problems in Somalia... - Decoupling neural networks from reality: dissociative experiences in torture victims are reflected in abnormal brain waves in left frontal cortexWilliam J Ray
University of Konstanz and Center for Psychiatry, Reichenau, Germany
Psychol Sci 17:825-9. 2006..This interpretation is consistent with the fact that disturbed access to structured verbal memory concerning traumatic events is a core feature of the dissociative experience... - Traumatic events and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst Sudanese nationals, refugees and Ugandans in the West NileUnni Krishnan Karunakara
Medecins Sans Frontieres, PO Box 10014, 1001 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands uk at jhu edu
Afr Health Sci 4:83-93. 2004..To compare the incidence of traumatic events and its association with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in three population groups in northern Uganda and southern Sudan...