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

Summary, in English

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 (8Y18 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.

• Författare: Patrick Smith; William Yule; Sean Perrin; Troy Tranah; Tim Dalgleish; David Clark
• Publiceringsår: 2007
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1051-1061
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Volym: 46
• Issue: 8
• Länkar: http://www.jaacap.com/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Elsevier
• Ämne: Psychology
• Nyckelord: cognitive-behavioral therapy.; Posttraumatic stress disorder
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0890-8567