Game-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for child sexual abuse.

2015 ◽  
pp. 15-32
Author(s):  
Craig I. Springer ◽  
Justin R. Misurell
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral

scholarly journals How Well Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Treat Symptoms of Complex PTSD? An Examination of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Within A Clinical Trial

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 340-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Resick ◽  
Pallavi Nishith ◽  
Michael G. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Processing Therapy ◽  
Complex Ptsd ◽  
Trauma Symptom ◽  
Delayed Treatment

ABSTRACTAre brief cognitive-behavioral treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also effective for the wider range of symptoms conceptualized as complex PTSD? Female rape victims, most of whom had extensive histories of trauma, were randomly assigned to cognitive-processing therapy, prolonged exposure, or a delayed-treatment waiting-list condition. After determining that both types of treatment were equally effective for treating complex PTSD symptoms, we divided the sample of 121 participants into two groups depending upon whether they had a history of child sexual abuse. Both groups improved significantly over the course of treatment with regard to PTSD, depression, and the symptoms of complex PTSD as measured by the Trauma Symptom Inventory. Improvements were maintained for at least 9 months. Although there were group main effects on the Self and Trauma factors, there were no differences between the two groups at posttreatment once pretreatment scores were covaried. These findings indicate that cognitive-behavioral therapies are effective for patients with complex trauma histories and symptoms patterns.

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