CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Abstract
This study evaluated effectiveness of group therapy for incarcerated women with histories of childhood sexual and/or physical abuse. The intervention was based on a two-stage model of trauma treatment and included Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and writing assignments. We randomly assigned 24 participants to group treatment (13 completed) and 25 to a no-contact comparison condition (18 completed). We evaluated treatment effects, using the Beck Depression Inventory, Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, and Trauma Symptom Inventory. The data demonstrate significant reductions in PTSD, mood, and interpersonal symptoms in the treatment group.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2003
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1024409817437
Repository Citation
Bradley, Rebekah G. and Follingstad, Diane R., "Group Therapy for Incarcerated Women Who Experienced Interpersonal Violence: A Pilot Study" (2003). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 61.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/61
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Traumatic Stress, v. 16, no. 4, p. 337-340.
Dr. Diane Follingstad had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.