Study hypothesis: that a standardized course of Eastern practices (Breath Water Sound Course -BWS) will significantly relieve PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. Further, that a client-centered exposure treatment (Traumatic Incident Reduction- TIR) would provide additional, significant relief of PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. 180 tsunami victims in Southern India will be divided into three groups: those that only receive BWS course, those that receive the BWS course and TIR and a wait-list control. They will be pretested with the PCL-17 (PTSD scale), the Beck Depression Inventory and the General Health Questionaire. These scales will also be administered post-service as well as five weeks post pre-testing and at three and six month intervals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
180
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant reduction in scores on the PCL-C, a standardized measure of PTSD symptoms.
Time frame: improvement in PCL-C scores will occur in one week and persist for the duration of the study: 6 months
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from clinical depression as measured on BDI.
Time frame: Improvement in scores on BDI will occur in one week and persist for 6 months
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