1.0NKVTS Englishhttps://www.nkvts.no/englishNKVTS Englishhttps://www.nkvts.no/englishrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9y8quzp3Pm"><a href="https://www.nkvts.no/english/project/treatment-and-rehabilitation-of-traumatized-refugees/">Treatment and rehabilitation of traumatized refugees (TR-REFUGEES)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.nkvts.no/english/project/treatment-and-rehabilitation-of-traumatized-refugees/embed/#?secret=9y8quzp3Pm" width="600" height="338" title="“Treatment and rehabilitation of traumatized refugees (TR-REFUGEES)” — NKVTS English" data-secret="9y8quzp3Pm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> In the scientific community there is a call for more comprehensive studies of the trajectories of health and well-being of traumatized refugees, in terms of the scope of investigated aspects of refugees' health, quality of life, and functioning in exile, the methods used, and the length of follow-up. TR-REFUGEES is a naturalistic and longitudinal, quantitative and qualitative, study of the trajectories of mental health, wellbeing and exile life functioning of 54 traumatized refugees from treatment start, during, and after treatment, of the refugee patients' experience of therapy, and of their therapists' reflections on the treatment processes. Data collection started in 2006 and was terminated in 2017. We are now in a phase of analyzing and writing. The study investigates relationships between these patients’ background and trauma history, and their mental health, personality functioning, attachment history, four areas of quality of life, employment or engagement in formal studies, and their acquisition of the Norwegian language, and the the changes in these variables over time, during and after therapy. The follow-ups at various points in time capture the patients' experience of their treatment process and changes or fluctuations in the patients' social situation, mental health symptoms, and quality of life. Participants have been followed-up for up to 10 years. By now, five published articles, a PhD thesis, and several master degree theses document some of the findings from the study.We will investigate in more detail how subgroups of the former refugee patients have benefitted from the psychological treatment that was offered in mental health specialist services in Norway. The refugee patients received various forms and lengths of psychological therapy in specialist mental health outpatient services and in publicly funded solo practices (“private practices”).