Stabilizing group treatment for complex posttraumatic stress disorder related to child abuse based on psychoeducation and cognitive behavioural therapy: A multisite randomized controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 217-225

  Dorrepaal, Ethy ^a,b   Thomaes, Kathleen ^a   Smit, Johannes H ^a   Van Balkom, Anton J L M ^a   Veltman, Dick J ^a   Hoogendoorn, Adriaan W ^a   Draijer, Nel ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PsyQ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood abuse; Cognitive behaviour group therapy; Cognitive behavioural treatment; Group intervention; Group psychotherapy; Group treatment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychoeducation; Psychotherapy outcome research; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEX POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84860827738     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335044     Document Type: Article

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