A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually-abused Iranian girls

A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually-abused Iranian girls

Fourteen randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12–13 years who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment. Assessment of post‐traumatic stress symptoms and problem behaviours was completed at pre‐treatment and 2 weeks post‐treatment. Both treatments showed large effe...

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Published in:Clinical psychology and psychotherapy Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 358 - 368
Main Authors: Jaberghaderi, Nasrin, Greenwald, Ricky, Rubin, Allen, Zand, Shahin Oliaee, Dolatabadi, Shiva
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-09-2004
John Wiley and Sons, Limited
Subjects:
Cognitive therapy
Comparative analysis
Eye movements
Girls
Sex crimes
Victims of crime
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Summary:Fourteen randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12–13 years who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment. Assessment of post‐traumatic stress symptoms and problem behaviours was completed at pre‐treatment and 2 weeks post‐treatment. Both treatments showed large effect sizes on the post‐traumatic symptom outcomes, and a medium effect size on the behaviour outcome, all statistically significant. A non‐significant trend on self‐reported post‐traumatic stress symptoms favoured EMDR over CBT. Treatment efficiency was calculated by dividing change scores by number of sessions; EMDR was significantly more efficient, with large effect sizes on each outcome. Limitations include small N, single therapist for each treatment condition, no independent verification of treatment fidelity, and no long‐term follow‐up. These findings suggest that both CBT and EMDR can help girls to recover from the effects of sexual abuse, and that structured trauma treatments can be applied to children in Iran. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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ISSN:1063-3995
1099-0879
DOI:10.1002/cpp.395