TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - An intensive form of trauma focused cognitive behaviour therapy in an acute adolescent inpatient unit: An uncontrolled open trial
JO  - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
A1  - Cabrera, Natalie
A1  - Moffitt, Gavin
A1  - Jairam, Rajeev
A1  - Barton, Giles
SP  - 790
EP  - 800
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates among hospitalised adolescents are between 21% and 32%, and there is a lack of evidence-based interventions for this population. Trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based intervention for children and adolescents with PTSD; however, it has not been implemented in an acute adolescent inpatient unit. This study examines the implementation of an intensive form of TF-CBT in an adolescent inpatient unit.  METHOD: An uncontrolled open trail study was conducted where 15 adolescents diagnosed with PTSD were treated with an intensive form of TF-CBT. Measures used were the University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA) PTSD Reaction Index for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., Adolescent Version; DSM-IV-Adolescent Version), the National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale (NSESSS) and the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS).  RESULTS: Adolescents received an average of nine sessions of TF-CBT over a period of 28 days. The average NSESSS on admission was 23.73 and 8.27 at discharge; the CGAS average on admission was 19 and on discharge was 48.7; both were statistically significant changes.  CONCLUSION: Preliminary findings support the use of an intensive form of TF-CBT to treat adolescents with PTSD admitted to acute adolescent inpatient units indicating the need for further research in this area.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1045
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104520918641
ID  - ref1
ER  -