In this paper, we describe a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness and potential mechanisms of change of a targeted intervention, Narrative Exposure Therapy, NET [ 14], for children who suffer from posttraumatic stress symptoms due to experiences of war or armed conflict.
Both Gist and Bonanno say they believe that the accepted interventions, like narrative catharsis, remain in use for pecuniary, political and historical reasons, reasons that have nothing to do with curing people.
As meta-analysis of results was not possible owing to heterogeneity in participants and interventions, a narrative synthesis of the results from the included studies was carried out.
"An IOSCO intervention on narrative reporting might therefore be the spur to a global solution to this challenge".
Career construction counseling, a primary life-design intervention, uses narrative methods in an interpersonal process of helping people design a work life through reflexive action.
Intervention Verbal narrative alone (n=106) or with a video decision support tool (n=94).
For example, a community-implemented intervention using narrative exposure therapy demonstrated positive results on former child soldiers even after a 1-year follow-up period [ 44].
We included studies undertaken in any country (no specifications required) and any study type (e.g. systematic reviews, comparative studies, randomised controlled trials, descriptive studies, intervention studies, narrative reviews).
In the text-text intervention, the narratives merely consist of text, while the narratives in the video-text intervention are displayed by means of videos.
For the intervention group receiving Narrative Exposure Therapy treatment, the intervention will last for approximately three months and include 10 12 weekly sessions of 60 90 min. The course of the intervention will follow the NET manual [ 14].
