@article{ref1,
title="A treatment study for sexually abused preschool children: outcome during a one-year follow-up",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1997",
author="Cohen, J. A. and Mannarino, Anthony P.",
volume="36",
number="9",
pages="1228-1235",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Treatment outcome in sexually abused preschool children was evaluated 6 and 12 months after treatment. METHOD: Forty-three sexually abused preschool children and their parents were evaluated 6 and 12 months after completion of either Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexually Abused Preschoolers (CBT-SAP) or nondirective supportive therapy (NST). Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist, Child Sexual Behavior inventory, and Weekly Behavior Report to measure a variety of symptoms in their children. RESULTS: Repeated-measures analyses indicated that there were significant group by time interactions on several outcome measures from the beginning of the study to the end of the 12-month follow-up period, with the CBT-SAP group exhibiting significantly more improvement over time than the NST group. Clinical findings also indicated the superior effectiveness of CBT-SAP over NST in reducing sexually inappropriate behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the superior efficacy of CBT-SAP over NST in maintaining symptom reduction in the year after treatment completion. The importance of using cognitive-behavioral interventions for sexually inappropriate behaviors and including nonoffending parents in the treatment of sexually abused preschool children is discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/00004583-199709000-00015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199709000-00015"
}