TY - JOUR
T1 - Trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment as usual for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young children aged 3 to 8 years: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
AU - Dalgleish, Tim
AU - Goodall, Benjamin
AU - Chadwick, Isobel
AU - Werner-Seidler, Aliza
AU - McKinnon, Anna
AU - Morant, Nicola
AU - Schweizer, Susanne
AU - Panesar, Inderpal
AU - Humphrey, Ayla
AU - Watson, Peter
AU - Lafortune, Louise
AU - Smith, Patrick
AU - Meiser-Stedman, Richard
PY - 2015/4/25
Y1 - 2015/4/25
N2 - Following horrific or life-threatening events approximately 10 to 15% of young children develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The symptoms of this disorder are distressing - nightmares, flashbacks, anger outbursts and disturbed play. These symptoms cause major disruption to a child’s functioning and, if left untreated, can persist for many years. As yet, there are no established empirically-validated treatments for PTSD in young children. Trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) is a psychological intervention that is effective in treating the disorder in older children (8 to 12 years), adolescents and adults. This study examines TF-CBT adapted for children aged between 3 and 8 years.
AB - Following horrific or life-threatening events approximately 10 to 15% of young children develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The symptoms of this disorder are distressing - nightmares, flashbacks, anger outbursts and disturbed play. These symptoms cause major disruption to a child’s functioning and, if left untreated, can persist for many years. As yet, there are no established empirically-validated treatments for PTSD in young children. Trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) is a psychological intervention that is effective in treating the disorder in older children (8 to 12 years), adolescents and adults. This study examines TF-CBT adapted for children aged between 3 and 8 years.
U2 - 10.1186/s13063-015-0632-2
DO - 10.1186/s13063-015-0632-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1745-6215
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Trials
JF - Trials
IS - 1
ER -