Table 6.
Area | Implication |
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Practice | Psychological interventions in areas of ongoing threat appear feasible and likely beneficial in practice. Cultural adaptations appear feasible and should be included in practice such as incorporating local meditation techniques and religious texts, community narratives, and paying attention to somatization. Adaptations to address safety appear essential and should be included in settings of ongoing threat. |
Research | Future research could explore and compare exposure-based and present-focused interventions, so we can better establish which interventions are best for whom. |
Future studies could better conceptualize ongoing threat and use possible objective measurements and looking at how the level of ongoing threat impacts on the effectiveness and feasibility of the interventions. | |
Policy | Our research recommends that policies should advise continued research into and practice of psychological interventions in context of ongoing threat. However, more research is needed before policies or guidelines can suggest any specific intervention method. |