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A systematic review of empirical studies of psychotherapy with women who were sexually abused as children
- Authors:
- PELEIKIS Dawn, DAHL Alv A.
- Journal article citation:
- Psychotherapy Research, 15(3), July 2005, pp.304-315.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
The experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can have serious effects on the mental health of adult women, and this meta-analysis examines 24 mainly US and Canadian studies of mainly group psychotherapeutic interventions. Overall, the review shows that interventions have positive effects that persist after treatment has ended, but that in most cases the quality of study design was poor. In addition, findings should be considered in the light of the timing and setting of most studies in North America during a period of women’s liberation: in particular, many of the studies have ‘a certain partisan flavour’. The principal aim of the review is to examine methodological issues, and recommendations are made for improved study design.
Recovering process from child sexual abuse during adulthood from an integrative approach to solution-focused therapy: a case study
- Author:
- GONZALEZ Carolina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 26(7), 2017, pp.785-805.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In recent times, strengths-based recovery approaches that focus on the present and build strategies that look toward the future have become popular. However, some cases require the consideration of experiences from previous stages of the clients’ development. This single-case study explores the psychotherapeutic process of a middle-aged woman who presented with a history of child sexual abuse (incest) and a long-term adult diagnosis of depression that was treated in public health services. This psychotherapy involved an integrative approach to solution-focused therapy; specifically, the approach proposed by Yvonne Dolan to work with adult survivors of sexual abuse, in conjunction with techniques and strategies from the transtheoretical model. Measures incorporating therapeutic working alliance and outcomes were administered over sessions. Results showed positive outcomes from this therapeutic intervention, which remained at 3-month and 12-month follow-ups. Implications for practitioners’ specialist practice in health services are discussed, given the complexity of comorbid mental health conditions with a history of child sexual abuse. (Publisher abstract)
Betrayed as boys: psychodynamic treatment of sexually abused men
- Author:
- GARTNER Richard B
- Publisher:
- Guilford Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 368p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Discusses psychotherapy for male adult survivors of child sexual abuse, with reference to masculinity, same-sex abuse, the familial and cultural context of abuse, dissociative disorders, the relationship between therapist and client, and group therapy.
Psychotherapy for sexually abused girls: psychopathological outcome findings and patterns of change
- Authors:
- TROWELL J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, March 2002, pp.234-247.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study compares the reflective efficacy of focused individual or group therapy in sexually abused girls with mental health problems and to monitor psychiatric symptoms for persistence or change. Both treatment groups showed a substantial reduction in symptoms of mental ill-health and an improvement in functioning, but with no evident difference between individual and group therapy. However, individual therapy led to a greater improvement in manifestations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The beneficial effects on PTSD support the use of individual therapy.
Transforming hate to love: an outcome study of the Peper Harow treatment process for adolescents
- Author:
- ROSE Melvyn
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 164p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
An assessment of the Peper Harow community's success in treating disturbed behaviour among young people. The overwhelmingly positive outcome indicated the need for a review of the current social policy towards disturbed and deviant children and young people and shows how society as a whole would benefit from a psychodynamic view of the causes of criminality and mental ill-health among young people.
Factors associated with entry into therapy in children evaluated for sexual abuse
- Authors:
- TINGUS Demarest Kathleen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 20(1), January 1996, pp.63-68.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
It is widely accepted that therapeutic intervention is an important and effective component in the treatment of sexually abused child. The goal of this study was to identify children who are at risk for not receiving mental health services following sexual victimization. Nine-hundred and seventy-two children were followed for 6 months, and intervention by the Department of Children's Services (DCS), law enforcement agencies, and mental health professionals was monitored. Those children who were most likely to enter therapy were Caucasian, between the ages of 7 and 13, had cases in which DCS or law enforcement were involved, were placed outside the home, and experienced abuse of greater frequency. Implications of this study for intervention with child sexual abuse victims are discussed. Recommendations are made for future research.
Cult and ritual abuse: its history, anthropology and recent discovery in contemporary America
- Authors:
- NOBLITT James Randall, PERSKIN Pamela Sue
- Publisher:
- Praeger
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 241p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
Describes ritual abuse, a phenomenon reported with increasing frequency throughout the world. It reviews both the published and unpublished accounts of ritual abuse and the commentaries on this subject. Also describes one therapist's personal experience evaluating and treating individuals making these allegations, most of whom were seen as psychotherapy patients seeking consultation at a private psychological and counselling practice.
Working with the sexually abused child: the use of non-directive play therapy and family therapy
- Authors:
- WILSON Kate, RYAN Virginia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 8(1), 1994, pp.67-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The experience of being sexually abused is always emotionally damaging for the child victim, and if not addressed therapeutically may result in long-term mental health problems. Argues that family therapy may be insufficient to address the needs of the child, and that because of the nature of the impact of sexual abuse in most instances individual therapy should be the preferred approach. The circumstances in which family therapy may be indicated are considered, together with the limitations of this therapeutic approach. The nature of the impact of child sexual abuse is explained using a framework of mental development derived from Piaget, and it is argued that a method of individual therapy which addresses the experience at different levels should be selected. Reasons for using one form of individual therapy, that of non-directive play therapy, are presented.
Groupwork with children and adolescents: a handbook
- Editor:
- DWIVEDI Kedar Nath
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 357p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Section 1 is on theoretical and practical issues. Section 2 deals with developmental perspectives, including emotional, empathy and prosocial development. Section 3 looks at tools and techniques, including activities, exercises, games, art therapy, relaxation, visualisation, drama therapy and use of interpretation. Section 4 deals with subjects and themes such as bereavement, sexual abuse, encopresis, groupwork with young offenders, and race, identity and culture. Section 5 examines contexts and settings for groupwork such as schools, residential child care, child mental health services, the youth service, and therapeutic communities.
The role of the body as the medium in child psychotherapy: snapshots of therapy with an 11-year-old, severely abused, multiply placed girl
- Author:
- LYNCH Marell
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 26(2), 2000, pp.159-181.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
In Victoria, Australia, children with a history of abuse and severe attachment difficulties, and who have experienced multiple carers and placements, have been traditionally viewed by mental health services as unsuitable for psychoanalytic psychotherapy. This article identifies contextual constraints that have led to these children being precluded from accessing psychotherapy. An alternative model of intervention is discussed and illustrated with clinical material.