Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.

نویسندگان

  • Patrick Smith
  • William Yule
  • Sean Perrin
  • Troy Tranah
  • Tim Dalgleish
  • David M Clark
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

دوره 46 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007