Bidirectional effects of parental and adolescent symptom change in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Carolyn A GreeneD Betsy McCoachJulian D FordKimberly McCarthyKellie G RandallJason M Lang

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)

These findings highlight the impact that parents and children have on each other's response to children's trauma-focused psychotherapy. Notably, parents' depressive symptoms appeared to slow their children's progress in treatment, suggesting that attending to parents' symptoms and providing them with supportive services may be an important adjunct to children's interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

young adults
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posttraumatic stress disorder
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