Journal article
Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Their Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Journal of family psychology, v 18(3), pp 493-504
Sep 2004
PMID: 15382974
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Abstract
Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), particularly intrusive thoughts, avoidance, and arousal, are among the most common psychological aftereffects of childhood cancer for survivors and their mothers and fathers. We conducted a randomized wait-list control trial of a newly developed 4-session, 1-day intervention aimed at reducing PTSS that integrates cognitive-behavioral and family therapy approaches-the Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program (SCCIP). Participants were 150 adolescent survivors and their mothers, fathers, and adolescent siblings. Significant reductions in intrusive thoughts among fathers and in arousal among survivors were found in the treatment group. A multiple imputations approach was used to address nonrandom missing data and indicated that treatment effects would likely have been stronger had more distressed families been retained. The data are supportive of brief interventions to reduce PTSS in this population and provide additional support for the importance of intervention for multiple members of the family.
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- Title
- Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Their Families
- Creators
- Anne E Kazak - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaMelissa A Alderfer - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRandi Streisand - Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)Steven Simms - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaMary T Rourke - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLamia P Barakat - Drexel UniversityPaul Gallagher - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAvital Cnaan - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPatricia M Gallagher - [Retired Faculty]
- Publication Details
- Journal of family psychology, v 18(3), pp 493-504
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000223792900010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-4644229848
- Other Identifier
- 991019168000704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical