In a pragmatic clinical setting, there was no effect of flexible CBT and antidepressants on PTSD, and there was a small-to-moderate effect of antidepressants and psychoeducation on depression in traumatised refugees.

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Comment and response to the commentary based on the two: ‘Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees’ and ‘Cognitive-behavioral psycho-therapeutic treatment at a psychiatric trauma clinic for Refugees: description and evaluation’ by Buhman et al. (Volume 25, No 1, 2015)