Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Patrick; Yule, William; Perrin, Sean; Tranah, Troy; Dagleish, Tim; Clark, David M.
Titel	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 46 (2007) 8, S.1051-1061 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-8567
DOI	10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288
Schlagwörter	Accidents; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Criteria; Young Adults; Motor Vehicles; Therapy; Depression (Psychology); Behavior Modification; Children; Adolescents; Self Efficacy; Cognitive Development; Models; Evaluation Methods; Outcomes of Treatment; Comparative Analysis; Violence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Therapie; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Analogiemodell; Gewalt
Abstract	Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of individual trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people. Method: Following a 4-week symptom-monitoring baseline period, 24 children and young people (8-18 years old) who met full "DSM-IV" PTSD diagnostic criteria after experiencing single-incident traumatic events (motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, or witnessing violence) were randomly allocated to a 10-week course of individual CBT or to placement on a waitlist (WL) for 10 weeks. Results: Compared to the WL group, participants who received CBT showed significantly greater improvement in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, with significantly better functioning. After CBT, 92% of participants no longer met criteria for PTSD; after WL, 42% of participants no longer met criteria. CBT gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Effects of CBT were partially mediated by changes in maladaptive cognitions, as predicted by cognitive models of PTSD. Conclusions: Individual trauma-focused CBT is an effective treatment for PTSD in children and young people. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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