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Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

PB2007107652

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	26
Abstract	Abuse by an intimate partner is a significant problem for women regardless of socioeconomic status or ethic background. Abused women frequently exhibit symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often for many years following the abuse. The study described here tested a cognitive trauma treatment therapy (CTT) for abused women identified as suffering from PTSD. The treatment program was highly educational in nature, and consisted of approximately eight sessions of therapy, conducted twice weekly, and approximately one and one-half hours in length. The specific aim of the study was to determine if CTT was effective in eliminating or decreasing signs of PTSD and depression, and in increasing self-esteem. Additional aims included the development of a structured training manual to be used in providing therapy, and determining if relatively inexperienced therapists could provide the therapy effectively. Of 144 women who enrolled in the study, 118 completed CTT. Subjects reported significant improvements in PTSD symptomatology, depression, and trauma-related guilt at 2 weeks, at 3 months, and at 6 months post therapy.
Keywords	Battered women Intimate partner abuse Posttraumatic stress disorder Treatment Education Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Cognitive trauma treatment (CTT) therapy
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
NTIS Subject Category	92C - Social Concerns 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 92B - Psychology 44 - Health Care 57E - Clinical Medicine
Corporate Authors	Tripler Army Medical Center, HI.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200713

Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
PB2007107652

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	26
Abstract	Abuse by an intimate partner is a significant problem for women regardless of socioeconomic status or ethic background. Abused women frequently exhibit symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often for many years following the abuse. The study described here tested a cognitive trauma treatment therapy (CTT) for abused women identified as suffering from PTSD. The treatment program was highly educational in nature, and consisted of approximately eight sessions of therapy, conducted twice weekly, and approximately one and one-half hours in length. The specific aim of the study was to determine if CTT was effective in eliminating or decreasing signs of PTSD and depression, and in increasing self-esteem. Additional aims included the development of a structured training manual to be used in providing therapy, and determining if relatively inexperienced therapists could provide the therapy effectively. Of 144 women who enrolled in the study, 118 completed CTT. Subjects reported significant improvements in PTSD symptomatology, depression, and trauma-related guilt at 2 weeks, at 3 months, and at 6 months post therapy.
Keywords	Battered women Intimate partner abuse Posttraumatic stress disorder Treatment Education Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Cognitive trauma treatment (CTT) therapy
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
NTIS Subject Category	92C - Social Concerns 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 92B - Psychology 44 - Health Care 57E - Clinical Medicine
Corporate Authors	Tripler Army Medical Center, HI.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200713