PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES FOR ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF OUTCOMES RESEARCH
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Vol. 26 (8) , 801-825
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840500184012
Abstract
This review synthesized results of 26 outcomes research studies and two meta-analyses that evaluated abuse-focused psychotherapy techniques for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Different therapeutic approaches delivered in individual, group, or combination formats were evaluated with pre/post test, quasi-experimental, or randomized control designs. Accumulated research findings suggest that abuse-focused psychotherapy for adults sexually abused as children is generally beneficial in reducing psychiatric distress, depression, and trauma-specific symptoms. No one therapeutic approach was demonstrated to be superior. There was little evidence about the effectiveness of individual versus group therapy or the optimal treatment duration.Keywords
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