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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Smith, Patrick ; Perrin, Sean LU orcid and Yule, William (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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Cognitive behaviour therapy, cognitive restructuring, emotional processing, exposure therapy, PTSD, therapeutic groups, working with parents
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Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review
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4
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6 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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1360-6417
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10.1017/S1360641799002087
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  title        = {{Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder}},
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