Toward Evidence-Based Treatment: Child-Parent Psychotherapy with Preschoolers Exposed to Marital Violence
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 15 November 2005Open access
Alicia F. Lieberman, Patricia Van Horn, Chandra Ghosh Ippen
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Repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated the efficacy of CPP with significant group x time interactions on children's total behavior problems, traumatic stress symptoms, and diagnostic status, and mothers' avoidance symptoms and trends toward significant group·time interactions on mothers' PTSD symptoms and general distress.
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The findings provide evidence of the efficacy of CPP with this population and highlight the importance of a relationship focus in the treatment of traumatized preschoolers.
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