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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of refugee and migrant experiences
Introduction
Refugee and migrant experiences can be connected with traumatic episodes, which can lead to a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As this illness is often not the focus of acute care admissions, PTSD symptoms are easily overlooked in daily hospital life. As a result, complex or difficult situations can develop or the affected person can receive inadequate care. An interprofessional team is necessary here to better recognise, avoid or manage such situations collaboratively. A basic knowledge of PTSD, interprofessional collaboration and culturally sensitive management is helpful.
An interprofessional further education course was developed to share this knowledge and increase awareness around this topic.
The programme was developed in the context of a project supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation and was evaluated in a pilot study in collaboration with the University Hospital Cologne, and the University Hospital, Freiburg. Further information can be found here.
Prof. Dr. rer. biol. hum. Christiane Kugler
Dr. Alexander Wünsch