A randomized controlled trial of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for sexually exploited, war-affected congolese girls

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 359-369

  O'Callaghan, Paul ^a   McMullen, John ^a   Shannon, Ciarán ^a   Rafferty, Harry ^a   Black, Alastair ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression and anxiety; Posttraumatic stress; Randomized controlled trial; Sexual exploitation; War and conflict

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879498228     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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