Citation

Saxe GN, Heidi Ellis B, Fogler J, Navalta CP. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2012; 17(1): 58-61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00626.x

PMID

32847314

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to obtain preliminary evidence for the extent to which a novel intervention embedded within a systems-oriented treatment model [trauma systems therapy (TST)] engages and retains traumatized children and their families in treatment.
METHOD: Twenty youth who had prominent symptoms of posttraumatic stress were randomly assigned to receive TST or care as usual (CAU).
RESULTS: At the 3-month assessment, 90% of TST participants were still in treatment, whereas only 10% of CAU participants remained. Within-group analyses of TST participants demonstrated significant reductions in posttraumatic stress and aggression as well as a slight improvement in home safety.
CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary findings point to the need to utilize effective engagement approaches to retain traumatized children and their families in treatment.

Language: en

Keywords

Child traumatic stress; family engagement; trauma systems therapy; treatment dropout