TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Emotion regulation and interpersonal group therapy for children and adolescents witnessing domestic violence: a preliminary uncontrolled trial JO - Journal of child and adolescent trauma A1 - Lacasa, Fernando A1 - Álvarez, Mar A1 - Navarro, Mari-Ángeles A1 - Richart, María-Teresa A1 - San, Luis A1 - Ortiz, Eva-María SP - 269 EP - 275 VL - 11 IS - 3 N2 - Around 19% of the patients who turn to childhood mental health centers are witnesses to domestic violence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Group Therapy (ERIGT) in a multidisciplinary community program. Specifically, this program addresses domestic violence in reducing post-traumatic and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents who are witnesses to domestic violence. ERIGT was used with 24 patients ranging from 7 to 16 years old. We evaluated at three time points: before treatment, after treatment, and at 3 months following the end of treatment. We observed a reduction in the post-traumatic and depressive symptoms. This was a pilot study carried out with a small sample, but it indicates that ERIGT has the potential to be effective in the treatment of these symptoms.

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