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Arbete och en meningsfull sysselsättning är en rättighet för alla. Det bidrar till delaktighet, meningsfullhet och autonomi. För individer med utländsk bakgrund skapar arbete förutsättningar för att integreras i samhället, dock har många individer svårt att komma in i arbetsmarknaden. vi har undersökt varför arbetslösheten är högre hos individer med utländsk bakgrund som dessutom lever med psykiska funktionsnedsättningar, än för de vanliga individerna. Studien har visat att förutom individens utmaningar med diagnosen PTSD, som kan innebära kognitiva och/eller exekutiva nedsättningar, är samhällets syn, insatsformerna och kunskapsläget för de yrkesverksamma bidragande faktorer till den höga arbetslösheten. Den här kvalitativa studien har valt att ta del av yrkesverksammas perspektiv på hur arbetsrehabiliteringen ser ut och upplevs fungera. Vi utförde fem semistrukturerade intervjuer med fem personer som är yrkesverksamma inom det här området och har olika professioner. Samtliga har långa erfarenheter kring PTSD som diagnos, och vilken påverkan den har ur ett systemteoretiskt perspektiv. Bristerna i stödformerna som är tillgängliga i dagsläget är något vi identifierade i den tidigare forskningen och vårt resultat i den här studien visar att stora delar av intervjudeltagarnas upplevelser stämmer överens med tidigare forskningsresultat. Det visar på att forskningen inom PTSD i Sverige är bristfällig och ett syfte med den här studien är att belysa detta. Studien belyser även utmaningarna som en nyanländ individ med PTSD får möta jämfört med en som har svensk bakgrund. / Work and meaningful employment is a right for everyone. It contributes to participation, meaningfulness and autonomy. For individuals with a foreign background, work creates the conditions for integration into society, however, many individuals find it difficult to enter the labor market. we have investigated why unemployment is higher among individuals with a foreign background who also live with mental disabilities, than for the ordinary individuals. The study has shown that in addition to the individual's challenges with the diagnosis of PTSD, which can involve cognitive and / or executive impairments, society's views, forms of intervention and state of knowledge for the occupational factors contribute to the high unemployment. This qualitative study has chosen to take part in the professionals' perspective on how work rehabilitation looks and feels to work. We conducted five semi-structured interviews with five people who are professionals in this field and have different professions. All have long experiences with PTSD as a diagnosis, and what impact it has from a systems theory perspective. The shortcomings in the forms of support that are currently available are something we identified in the previous research and our results in this study show that large parts of the interview participants' experiences are consistent with previous research results. This shows that research in PTSD in Sweden is deficient, and one purpose of this study is to shed light on this. The study also highlights the challenges that a newly arrived individual with PTSD may face compared to someone with a Swedish background.

In the United States, approximately 7.7 million individuals are affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at any given time. Though women are likelier to develop PTSD symptoms, men are exposed to more traumatic events in their lifetimes. Empirically- supported PTSD options exist, however clinical application of these treatments may not consistently culminate in beneficial outcomes. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) has demonstrated positive treatment outcomes for a variety of mental and physical disorders. Nonetheless, there is a lack of robust research related to the treatment experiences of men who have participated in DMT for trauma-related symptoms. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore this research gap. Focusing on adult male trauma survivors, the research question addressed the lived experiences of participating in DMT and the meaning ascribed to this involvement. Eleven adult male participants were interviewed via audio-recorded telephone interviews consisting of semistructured interview questions. Through a constructivist lens, the modified Van Kaam method of analysis was implemented revealing 4 emergent themes. The findings of this explorative study suggested positive PTSD symptom outcomes for all 11 participants including improvements in social belongingness, social acceptance, quality of life, and a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression. Accordingly, the findings of this research may help to advance social change through broadening clinical awareness of the beneficial neurogenic treatment advantages of somatic and creative interventions such as DMT for PTSD. Moreover, these findings may augment existing research related to movement- based treatment options for individuals coping with PTSD and trauma-related symptoms.