Affiliation:
1. Psychosocial Innovation Network, Belgrade
2. Faculty of Philosophy, Department of psychology, Belgrade
Abstract
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia is significantly
increasing. Many have experienced traumatic events and suffer from
posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. In order to provide them with
adequate assistance, caregivers need adjusted assessment tools. The main goal
of this research was the adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for
working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. A total of 16 focus
groups were interviewed in two phases in order to create an adequate list of
traumatic events for this population. The adapted list was subsequently
administered to 226 persons seeking asylum in Serbia, along with the
remaining parts of HTQ, HSCL-25 and BDI-II. Results show that the adapted
list of traumatic events, as well as a shorter version, has good validity and
other metric properties. The adaptation of the first assessment tool for
working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia has significant practical
implications.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Cited by
14 articles.
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