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

Smith, Patrick ; Yule, William ; Perrin, Sean LU orcid ; Tranah, Troy ; Dalgleish, Tim and Clark, David (2007) In Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 46(8). p.1051-1061
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 (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... (More)
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. (Less)
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cognitive-behavioral therapy., Posttraumatic stress disorder
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Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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46
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8
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1051 - 1061
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Elsevier
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0890-8567
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10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288
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English
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  author       = {{Smith, Patrick and Yule, William and Perrin, Sean and Tranah, Troy and Dalgleish, Tim and Clark, David}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry}},
  title        = {{Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents: A preliminary randomized controlled trial.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288}},
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