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Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women with PTSD: Preliminary findings
Author(s) -
Kubany Edward S.,
Hill Elizabeth E.,
Owens Julie A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/a:1022019629803
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , psychology , dysfunctional family , clinical psychology , cognitive therapy , assertiveness , victimology , cognition , poison control , sexual abuse , psychotherapist , injury prevention , cognitive restructuring , psychiatry , medicine , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency
This paper describes a treatment‐outcome study of Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women (CTT‐BW) with PTSD. Derived from psychological learning principles. CTT‐BW emphasizes the role of irrational beliefs and evaluative language in chronic PTSD. CTT‐BW includes trauma history exploration, PTSD psychoeducation, stress management, psychoeducation about dysfunctional self‐talk and self‐monitoring of self‐talk, exposure to abuse reminders, Cognitive Therapy for Trauma‐Related Guilt (E. S. Kubany & F. P. Manke, 1995), and modules on assertiveness, managing contacts with former partners, self‐advocacy strategies, and avoiding revictimization. Thirty‐seven ethnically diverse women were assigned to Immediate or Delayed CTT‐BW. PTSD remitted in 30 of 32 women who completed CTT‐BW. Gains were maintained at 3‐month follow‐up. CTT‐BW was efficacious across ethnic backgrounds. Issues related to disseminability of CTT‐BW are discussed.