@article{ref1,
title="Randomized controlled trial of group cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to tsunami in Thailand",
journal="Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy",
year="2014",
author="Pityaratstian, Nuttorn and Piyasil, Vinadda and Ketumarn, Panom and Sitdhiraksa, Nanthawat and Ularntinon, Sirirat and Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira",
volume="43",
number="5",
pages="549-561",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and debilitating consequence of natural disaster in children and adolescents. Accumulating data show that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, application of CBT in a large-scale disaster in a setting with limited resources, such as when the tsunami hit several Asian countries in 2004, poses a major problem. Aims: This randomized controlled trial aimed to test for the efficacy of the modified version of CBT for children and adolescents with PSTD. <br><br>METHOD: Thirty-six children (aged 10-15 years) who had been diagnosed with PSTD 4 years after the tsunami were randomly allocated to either CBT or wait list. CBT was delivered in 3-day, 2-hour-daily, group format followed by 1-month posttreatment self-monitoring and daily homework. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to the wait list, participants who received CBT demonstrated significantly greater improvement in symptoms of PTSD at 1-month follow-up, although no significant improvement was observed when the measures were done immediately posttreatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Brief, group CBT is an effective treatment for PTSD in children and adolescents when delivered in conjunction with posttreatment self-monitoring and daily homework.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1352-4658",
doi="10.1017/S1352465813001197",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465813001197"
}