@article{ref1,
title="From Survivor to Thriver: A Pilot Study of an Online Program for Rape Victims",
journal="Cognitive and behavioral practice",
year="2012",
author="Littleton, Heather and Buck, Katherine and Rosman, Lindsey and Grills-Taquechel, Amie E.",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="315-327",
abstract="Approximately 15% to 20% of women have been victims of rape and close to a third report current rape-related PTSD or clinically significant depression or anxiety. Unfortunately, very few distressed rape victims seek formal help. This suggests a need to develop alternative ways to assist the many distressed victims of sexual violence. Online treatment programs represent a potentially important alternative strategy for reaching such individuals. The current paper describes a pilot evaluation of an online, therapist-facilitated, self-paced cognitive behavioral program for rape victims. Five college women with current rape-related PTSD were recruited to complete the From Survivor to Thriver (S to T) program in a lab setting over the course of 7 weeks. After completing the program, 4 participants reported clinically significant reductions in PTSD symptoms and no longer met criteria for PTSD. All participants reported clinically significant reductions in vulnerability fears and 4 reported significant reductions in negative trauma-related cognitions. Implications of the results for further development of the S to T program and how clinicians could utilize this program in treating rape-related PTSD are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-7229",
doi="10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.04.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.04.002"
}