Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(1999) In Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review 4(4). p.177-182- Abstract
It is only relatively recently that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) hasbeen recognised in children. Controlled treatment outcome studies ofchildhood PTSD are scarce, but those that exist indicate that CognitiveBehaviour Therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention. In this article, webriefly describe PTSD in children and outline some behavioural andcognitive models of the disorder. Derived from these models, prolongedtherapeutic exposure and cognitive restructuring as part of a CBT packageare then described. In practice, effective therapy will include more thanexposure-based work, and additional procedures, including work withparents, are highlighted. While CBT is the treatment of choice of PTSD inchildhood, there is an urgent need... (More)
It is only relatively recently that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) hasbeen recognised in children. Controlled treatment outcome studies ofchildhood PTSD are scarce, but those that exist indicate that CognitiveBehaviour Therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention. In this article, webriefly describe PTSD in children and outline some behavioural andcognitive models of the disorder. Derived from these models, prolongedtherapeutic exposure and cognitive restructuring as part of a CBT packageare then described. In practice, effective therapy will include more thanexposure-based work, and additional procedures, including work withparents, are highlighted. While CBT is the treatment of choice of PTSD inchildhood, there is an urgent need for further treatment outcome studies.
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- author
- Smith, Patrick ; Perrin, Sean LU and Yule, William
- publishing date
- 1999-01-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cognitive behaviour therapy, cognitive restructuring, emotional processing, exposure therapy, PTSD, therapeutic groups, working with parents
- in
- Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review
- volume
- 4
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85012489203
- ISSN
- 1360-6417
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1360641799002087
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 3d0473a7-a36c-4c51-ab31-e9fee4d85fba
- date added to LUP
- 2019-04-07 13:11:58
- date last changed
- 2022-01-31 18:46:38
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