Anxiety and Stress Disorders: Cognitive-Behavioural Assessment and TreatmentL. Michelson & L.M. Ascher (Eds.) New York; Guilford Press, 1987, 624 pp., $A74.90

Objectives: Afghan asylum seekers in Japan were increasingly subject to detention following the terrorist attack in New York in September 2001, yet little is reported about the net impact of the detention on their mental health. We examined this by comparing asylum seekers who had once been detained in post-migration and their non-detained counterparts. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2002/03 among asylum seekers from Afghanistan who were in the process of refugee application in Japan. We contacted them through their lawyers or non-governmental organizations. Of 73 contacted, 55 agreed to participate. Anxiety and depression were measured using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 25, and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and past traumatic experiences were studied with the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. These mental disorders were scored on a 4-point scale; the average symptom score of 4 indicates the worst mental health status. Results: Respondents reported a mean (SD) of 10 (4.0) pre-migration traumas. Since their arrival in Japan, 18 (33%) had once been detained. Trauma exposures and other characteristics of those detained were not significantly different from those not detained, whereas the symptom scores of anxiety (2.91), depression (2.75) and PTSD (2.90) among those detained were higher than among those not detained (2.30, 2.41, 2.34 respectively). Multiple regression analyses revealed independent adverse effects of post-migration detention, alongside exposure to greater trauma and living alone, and the effects were comparable between these variables. Conclusion: The post-migration detention of Afghan asylum seekers in Japan was independently related to their worsened mental health.

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Stress Disorders Among Vietnam Veterans: Theory, Research and Treatment. Edited by Charles R. Figley. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1978. 295 pp. $15.00 cloth

Health & Social Work ◽

10.1093/hsw/5.2.76 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 76-77

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Vietnam Veterans ◽

Stress Disorders ◽

Theory Research

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems

10.1093/med:psych/9780192615879.001.0001 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 105

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ◽

Behaviour Therapy ◽

Marital Problems ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Cognitive Behaviour ◽

Behavioural Assessment ◽

Assessment Procedures ◽

Treatment Step ◽

Psychiatric Problems

This title provides a summary of the cognitive behavioural principles on which the therapy is based, followed by a detailed account of how to carry out a cognitive–behavioural assessment. Subsequent chapters provide self-contained descriptions of how to use the therapy to treat particular conditions: panic and generalized anxiety, phobic disorders, depression, obsessional disorders, somatic problems, eating disorders, chronic psychiatric handicaps, marital problems, and sexual dysfunctions. A final chapter provides a description of problem-solving training. Each chapter describes the condition, assessment procedures, factors likely to be important in formulating the problem, and then the treatment, step-by-step. Particular attention is paid to overcoming difficulties encountered during treatment, and extensive use is made of clinical material and case illustrations. This is an excellent guide to the practice of cognitive behaviour therapy for all those beginning to use the technique.

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