A Follow-up Study of a Multisite, Randomized, Controlled Trial for Children With Sexual Abuse-Related PTSD Symptoms
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 28 November 2006
Esther Deblinger, Anthony P. Mannarino, Judith A. Cohen, Robert A. Steer
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Mixed-model repeated analyses of covariance found that children treated with TF-CBT had significantly fewer symptoms of PTSD and described less shame than the children who had been treated with CCT at both 6 and 12 months.
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Children and caregivers assigned to TF-CBT continued to have fewer symptoms of PTSD, feelings of shame, and abuse-specific parental distress at 6- and 12-month assessments as compared to participants assigned to CCT.
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