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Belief Systems as Coping Factors in Traumatized Refugees: A Prospective Study
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Belief systems have been considered to be coping factors for traumatized refugees. We present a prospective and extended version of a previous retrospective study reviewing the importance of different coping factors such as belief systems, previous traumatization and social integration in the treatment of traumatized refugees. A longitudinal design was used in order to analyze the treatment of 49 refugees, finding that amelioration of posttraumatic symptomatology is related to social and intellectual factors; namely education, living with a partner, a secure resident status and the use of medication. The previous level of traumatization did not present an obstacle to the therapy. Although non-significant, those patients who had strong belief systems showed better improvement. The importance of sociocultural and beliefs as coping and therapeutic factors is discussed.
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EIROÁ OROSA, Francisco José, et al. Belief Systems as Coping Factors in Traumatized Refugees: A Prospective Study. Traumatology. 2011. Vol. 17, num. 1, pags. 1-7. ISSN 1534-7656. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217525