dc.contributor.author | Opaas, Marianne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hartmann, Ellen Johanne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wentzel-Larsen, Tore | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Varvin, Sverre | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-22T09:12:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-22T09:12:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-11-09 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Opaas, M., Hartmann, E., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Varvin, S. (2015). Relationship of Pretreatment Rorschach Factors to Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Real-Life Functioning in a 3-Year Follow-Up of Traumatized Refugee Patients. Journal of personality assessment, 1-14. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-3891 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1290396 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/3187 | |
dc.description.abstract | Response to mental health treatment varies highly among refugee patients. Research has not established
which factors relate to differences in outcome. This study is a follow-up of Opaas and Hartmann
’
s (2013)
Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM; Exner, 2003) pretreatment study of traumatized refugees, where 2 RIM
principal components, Trauma Response and Reality Testing, were found descriptive of participants
’
trauma-related personality functioning. This study
’
s aims were to examine relationships of the RIM
components with measures of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, quality of life (QOL), employment,
and exile language skills throughout 3 years. We found that impaired Reality Testing was related to more
mental health symptoms and poorer QOL; furthermore, individuals with adequate Reality Testing
improved in posttraumatic stress symptoms the
fi
rst year and retained their improvement. Individuals
with impaired Reality Testing deteriorated the
fi
rst year and improved only slightly the next 2 years. The
results of this study imply that traumatized refugee patients with impaired Reality Testing might need
speci
fi
c treatment approaches. Research follow-up periods should be long enough to detect changes. The
reality testing impairment revealed by the RIM, mainly perceptual in quality, might not be easily detected
by diagnostic interviews and self-report. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_US |
dc.subject | traumatized refugee patients | en_US |
dc.subject | impaired Reality Testing | en_US |
dc.subject | mental health treatment | en_US |
dc.subject | Taumatic experiences | en_US |
dc.subject | Rorschach | en_US |
dc.title | Relationship of Pretreatment Rorschach Factors to Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Real-Life Functioning in a 3-Year Follow-Up of Traumatized Refugee Patients. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | This is an Open Access article. Noncommercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, cited, and is not
altered, transformed, or built upon in any way, is permitted. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2015.1089247 | |