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. 2019 Aug 23;29:e47. doi: 10.1017/S2045796019000416

Table 2.

IAT treatment process: applying cross-cutting treatment strategies to ADAPT-specific challenges

Assessment and identity problem areas in relation to the ADAPT-specific domains Explore, identity and address underlying stress and reactions associated with the antecedents/precipitants/perpetuating factors Apply cross-cutting treatment strategies to build capacity for managing core challenges and distress across multiple adaptive systems
The ADAPT pillars Precipitants Perpetuating factors Adaptive Stress Reactions (Tay et al., 2019a) Comorbid disorders Cross-cutting treatment strategies
Safety and security Persecution, torture, abuse, intimate partner violence Insecure residency, conditions of protracted displacement, threats of communal violence Fear, anxiety, panic, nightmares, flashbacks, recurring thoughts, arousal PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety disorders Psychoeducation, stress management, guided narrative, problem-solving, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal
Attachments Traumatic losses, separation and displacement from homeland Continuing separation from family, ongoing displacement Sadness, isolation, suicidal ideation, preoccupations with deceased Complicated bereavement, prolonged grief disorder, separation anxiety Psychoeducation, stress management, guided narrative, problem solving, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal
Justice Past and current human rights violations No legal redress or mechanism to address past and current violations Anger, resentment, sense of injustice, unfairness, moral injury Intermittent explosive disorder, explosive anger Psychoeducation, stress management, guided narrative, problem solving, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal
Role and identity disruptions Post-migration stressors and deprivations Transition and adjusting to new role and identity Frustration, confusion, sadness, difficulties adjusting to life Depression, adjustment disorder Psychoeducation, stress management, guided narrative, problem solving, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal
Existential meaning Mass killing, genocide, ethnic cleansing Loneliness, isolation, limited access to spiritual, religious activities that confer meaning Feelings of emptiness, sadness, isolation, suicidal ideation Depression, suicidality, dysthymia Psychoeducation, stress management, guided narrative, problem solving, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal, meaning-making