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Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: Jun 01, 2009

Neurofeedback in Work With Refugee Trauma: Rebuilding Fragile Foundations

MA Clin Psych,
BSc Psych, and
BSc Psych
Page Range: 53 – 55
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Abstract

The authors describe the Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), established by the Australian government to provide specialized services for the many torture and trauma survivors accepted as refugees in Australia. Of the clients served by STARTTS, 30% present with post traumatic stress disorder. The authors report on the integration of neurofeedback into the psychotherapy provided to these individuals.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Refugee children crossing a wasteland in Sudan.


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Figure 2.

Mirjana Askovic conducts a neurofeedback session with a child.





Contributor Notes

Correspondence: Mirjana Askovic, STARTTS Neurofeedback Clinic, STARTTS, P.O. Box 203, Fairfield NSW 2165, Austrailia, email: mirjana.askovic@swsahs.nsw.gov.au.