Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women With PTSD (CTT-BW)

This article describes a second treatment-outcome study of cognitive trauma therapy for battered women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; CTT-BW). CTT-BW includes trauma history exploration; PTSD education; stress management; exposure to abuse and abuser reminders; self-monitoring of negative...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2004-02, Vol.72 (1), p.3-18
Main Authors: Kubany, Edward S, Hill, Elizabeth E, Owens, Julie A, Iannce-Spencer, Cindy, McCaig, Mari A, Tremayne, Ken J, Williams, Paulette L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Assertiveness Training
Battered Females
Battered Women - psychology
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Client Education
Clinical outcomes
Clinical psychology
Cognition
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Domestic violence
Female
Guilt
Human
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental health
Middle Aged
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Self-Advocacy
Self-Monitoring
Self-Talk
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
Stress Management
Surveys and Questionnaires
Therapy
Trauma
Treatments
USA
Women
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Summary:This article describes a second treatment-outcome study of cognitive trauma therapy for battered women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; CTT-BW). CTT-BW includes trauma history exploration; PTSD education; stress management; exposure to abuse and abuser reminders; self-monitoring of negative self-talk; cognitive therapy for guilt; and modules on self-advocacy, assertiveness, and how to identify perpetrators. One hundred twenty-five ethnically diverse women were randomly assigned to immediate or delayed CTT-BW. PTSD remitted in 87% of women who completed CTT-BW, with large reductions in depression and guilt and substantial increases in self-esteem. White and ethnic minority women benefited equally from CTT-BW. Similar treatment outcomes were obtained by male and female therapists and by therapists with different levels of education and training. Gains were maintained at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.72.1.3