TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - An exploratory study of group therapy for sexually abused adolescents and nonoffending guardians
JO  - Journal of child sexual abuse
A1  - Smith, A. P.
A1  - Kelly, Adrian B.
SP  - 101
EP  - 116
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - Adolescent survivors of sexual abuse frequently report severe trauma, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. While cognitive-behavioral group interventions show promise, interpreting efficacy is problematic due to commonly high attrition. This article reports promising exploratory study findings relating to a 12-week multimodal abuse-specific group intervention with a nonoffending parent/caregiver component. Participants (aged 11 16 years) consisted of six adolescents with severe abuse histories, and their caregivers. Participants completed pre-, post-, and 1-month follow-up measures. The results were consistent with the possibility that the program produced clinically meaningful reductions in abuse-related psychological sequelae, the program had excellent face validity with participants, and there were no dropouts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1053-8712
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -