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Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is evidence-based, a short treatment designed for multiply traumatized survivors. It relies on testimonial psychotherapy, where a patient, together with help of a clinician, chronologically tells a life event with a focus on the trauma. During sessions, patients are required to explain the traumatic event in detail (specifying emotions, sensory information, psychological responses) and encouraged to relive the trauma. Storytelling allows the sufferer to relive not one, but several traumatic events that occurred in their life (if existent). NET allows processing of painful emotions, which leads to significant emotional recovery. KIDNET is designed for treatment of children; it follows the same principles and

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