Treatment expectancy, working alliance, and outcome of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been shown that positive treatment expectancy (TE) and good working alliance increase psychotherapeutic success in adult patients, either directly or mediated by other common treatment factors like collaboration. However, the effects of TE in psychotherapy with children, adolescents and their caregivers are mostly unknown. Due to characteristics of the disorder such as avoidant behavior, common factors may be especially important in evidence-based treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), e.g. for the initiation of exposure based techniques.

Methods

TE, collaboration, working alliance and PTSS were assessed in 65 children and adolescents (age M = 12.5; SD = 2.9) and their caregivers. Patients' and caregivers' TE were assessed before i

SUBMITTER: Kirsch V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5836360 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature