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Does Interpreter-Mediated CBT with Traumatized Refugee People Work? A Comparison of Patient Outcomes in East London

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2007

Patricia d' Ardenne ,
Laura Ruaro ,
Leticia Cestari ,
Walid Fakhoury  and
Stefan Priebe
Patricia d' Ardenne
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Laura Ruaro
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Leticia Cestari
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Walid Fakhoury
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Stefan Priebe
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
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Abstract

There is controversy about the value of psychological interventions offered to refugee people through an interpreter, but little empirical evidence in this field. This study compared routine clinical outcomes of three groups of PTSD patients receiving CBT: refugees who required interpreters; refugees who did not require an interpreter; and English-speaking non-refugees. The aim of the study was to ascertain whether interpreted CBT is feasible. All three groups attended a similar number of sessions and showed significant improvements after treatment. Refugees receiving treatment with and without interpreting did not differ in treatment outcomes. The findings suggest that interpreters can be used with positive outcome in treating PTSD patients with CBT. This study supports NICE (2005) recommendations that CBT should be offered regardless of language need.

Keywords

CBTinterpretersrefugeesposttraumatic stress disorder
Type
Research Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , May 2007 , pp. 293 - 301
Copyright
© 2007 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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