@article{ref1,
title="Mediators of outcome in trauma-focused psychotherapy with youth: a systematic review",
journal="Trauma, violence, and abuse",
year="2024",
author="Protic, Sonja and Wittmann, Lutz and Taubner, Svenja and Conejo-Cerón, Sonia and Ioannou, Yianna and Heinonen, Erkki and Saliba, Andrea and Moreno-Peral, Patricia and Volkert, Jana and Barkauskiene, Rasa and Julia Schmidt, Stefanie and Rangel Santos Henriques, Margarida Isabel and Pinheiro Mota, Catarina and Sales, Célia M. D. and Røssberg, Jan Ivar and Adler, Asta and Giacomo, Dina Di and Mucha Vieira, Filipa and Drndarević, Nikola and Ulberg, Randi and Stepisnik Perdih, Tjasa and Mestre, José M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This article aimed to provide a systematic narrative synthesis of existing studies on the mediators of change in psychotherapy with adolescents (10-19 years) and transition age youth (TAY) (20-29 years) who have experienced trauma-related symptoms or posttraumatic disorder. Additionally, we were interested in identifying psychotherapy-, trauma type-, and clients' age- and gender-specific mediators of treatment outcome. Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, a total of 3,723 studies published in PubMed and PsycINFO databases were screened against inclusion criteria, revealing 15 eligible studies. No studies with only TAY were found; therefore, all results were limited to therapy with adolescents. Cognitive mediators were tested in 66% of selected studies, followed by parents/family-related, mental-health-related, therapy-related, and behavioral mediators. Moderate evidence was found for posttraumatic cognitions, whereas therapeutic alliance seemed to be a promising candidate for future research. Striking absence of non-cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions, emotional and adolescent-specific mediators, as well as studies with males and in non-Western societies was evident. Future original studies would benefit from applying methodological rigor in respect to mediation testing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8380",
doi="10.1177/15248380231223264",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380231223264"
}