Helping Refugee Trauma Survivors in the Primary Care Setting
Original Publication Date:
April 5, 2012
Last Updated:
February 19, 2023
Estimated Read Time:
< 1 minute
Written for primary health care providers who may be treating refugees or other survivors of war trauma and torture. Primary care physicians and providers often must identify and educate survivors before encouraging them to seek mental health services, if appropriate. The manual includes assessment questions for health care providers to ask patients and facilitate the treatment process.
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