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Group therapy for incarcerated women who experienced interpersonal violence: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Bradley Rebekah G.,
Follingstad Diane R.
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:1024409817437
Subject(s) - beck depression inventory , dialectical behavior therapy , clinical psychology , psychology , group psychotherapy , sexual abuse , mood , interpersonal psychotherapy , psychiatry , interpersonal communication , intervention (counseling) , interpersonal relationship , psychotherapist , poison control , suicide prevention , randomized controlled trial , medicine , anxiety , borderline personality disorder , social psychology , medical emergency , surgery
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.