Assessing and Treating Trauma in Detained Adolescents: A Pre–Post Within Subjects Evaluation
- 19-09-2019
- Original Paper
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteur
- Nancy G. Calleja
- Gepubliceerd in
- Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 4/2020
Abstract
Objectives
This investigation evaluated trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (T-F CBT) with detained male adolescents with serious offending behaviors.
Methods
One hundred and seventeen youth with trauma symptoms participated in an average of twelve T-F CBT individual sessions. Trauma symptoms were assessed prior to and following treatment using the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) and a paired sample t-test was used to analyze changes from pre- to posttest.
Results
Trauma symptoms in five of the six scales (i.e., anger, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, dissociation) were significantly reduced following treatment.
Conclusions
T-F CBT may be effective in reducing general trauma symptoms among detained adolescents; assessing and treating trauma symptoms are recommended as standard protocol in the juvenile justice system; and T-F CBT may be effective without caregiver participation.
- Titel
- Assessing and Treating Trauma in Detained Adolescents: A Pre–Post Within Subjects Evaluation
- Auteur
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Nancy G. Calleja
- Publicatiedatum
- 19-09-2019
- Uitgeverij
- Springer US
- Gepubliceerd in
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Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01564-9
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