@article{ref1,
title="Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Smith, Peter and Yule, William and Perrin, S. and Tranah, T. and Dalgleish, Tim and Clark, David M.",
volume="46",
number="8",
pages="1051-1061",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: To evaluate the efficacy of individual trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people. METHOD:: Following a 4-week symptom-monitoring baseline period, 24 children and young people (8-18 years old) who met full DSM-IV PTSD diagnostic criteria after experiencing single-incident traumatic events (motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, or witnessing violence) were randomly allocated to a 10-week course of individual CBT or to placement on a waitlist (WL) for 10 weeks. RESULTS:: Compared to the WL group, participants who received CBT showed significantly greater improvement in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, with significantly better functioning. After CBT, 92% of participants no longer met criteria for PTSD; after WL, 42% of participants no longer met criteria. CBT gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Effects of CBT were partially mediated by changes in maladaptive cognitions, as predicted by cognitive models of PTSD. CONCLUSIONS:: Individual trauma-focused CBT is an effective treatment for PTSD in children and young people.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CHI.0b013e318067e288"
}