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Attachment organization in Arabic-speaking refugees with post traumatic stress disorder.
Attach Hum Dev. 2016; 18(2):154-75.AH

Abstract

As a part of an ongoing clinical study of refugees with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the primary objective of the current study was to examine and describe the distribution of adult attachment patterns as assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) in Arabic-speaking refugees. A total of 43 adult male and female refugees with Iraqi and Palestinian backgrounds completed the AAI. Sixty-seven percent of the sample was classified as Unresolved with respect to loss or trauma and a substantial proportion of insecure attachment representations (14% Secure-Autonomous, 39% Dismissing, 42% Preoccupied, 5% Cannot Classify) was found, in addition to high intake levels of post traumatic stress symptoms and comorbidity. Findings are compared with AAI studies of other PTSD or trauma samples, and the paper elaborates upon the methodological challenges in administering the AAI in a context of simultaneous translation.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Riber K
a Department of Psychology , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark. b Competence Center for Transcultural Psychiatry , Copenhagen , Denmark.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultArabsFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMiddle AgedObject AttachmentPersonality AssessmentRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRefugeesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticWarfareYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26673983

Citation

Riber, Karin. "Attachment Organization in Arabic-speaking Refugees With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." Attachment & Human Development, vol. 18, no. 2, 2016, pp. 154-75.
Riber K. Attachment organization in Arabic-speaking refugees with post traumatic stress disorder. Attach Hum Dev. 2016;18(2):154-75.
Riber, K. (2016). Attachment organization in Arabic-speaking refugees with post traumatic stress disorder. Attachment & Human Development, 18(2), 154-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2015.1124442
Riber K. Attachment Organization in Arabic-speaking Refugees With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Attach Hum Dev. 2016;18(2):154-75. PubMed PMID: 26673983.
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