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Regehr, Cheryl; Alaggia, Ramona; Dennis, Jane; Pitts, Annabel; Saini, Michael – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: This article presents a systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing distress in adult victims of rape and sexual violence. Method: Studies were eligible for the review if the assignment of study participants to experimental or control groups was by random allocation or parallel cohort design. Results:…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Adults, Victims of Crime
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Spence, Susan H.; Donovan, Caroline L.; March, Sonja; Gamble, Amanda; Anderson, Renee E.; Prosser, Samantha; Kenardy, Justin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The study examined the relative efficacy of online (NET) versus clinic (CLIN) delivery of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adolescents. Method: Participants included 115 clinically anxious adolescents aged 12 to 18 years and their parent(s). Adolescents were randomly assigned to NET, CLIN, or…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Modification, Adolescents, Therapy
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Karairmak, Ozlem; Aydin, GuL – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2008
In this study, the authors investigated the fears of earthquake victim and nonvictim elementary school students and the effectiveness of an activity-based cognitive fear reduction (ABCF) procedure developed by the authors. To measure fear, the authors collected data from 266 participants using a modified version of the Fear Survey Schedule for…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Fear, Natural Disasters
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Coelho, Helen F.; Canter, Peter H.; Ernst, Edzard – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a recently developed class-based program designed to prevent relapse or recurrence of major depression (Z. V. Segal, J. M. G. Williams, & J. Teasdale, 2002). Although research in this area is in its infancy, MBCT is generally discussed as a promising therapy in terms of clinical effectiveness. The aim…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Cognitive Restructuring, Patients, Therapy
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Gosselin, Patrick; Ladouceur, Robert; Morin, Charles M.; Dugas, Michel J.; Baillargeon, Lucie – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
This study evaluated the specific effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) combined with medication tapering for benzodiazepine discontinuation among generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients by using a nonspecific therapy control group. Sixty-one patients who had used benzodiazepines for more than 12 months were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Anxiety
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Vannoy, Steven D.; Hoyt, William T. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
An anger therapy intervention was developed for incarcerated adult males. The therapy was an extension of cognitive-behavioral approaches, incorporating principles and practices drawn from Buddhist psychology. Adult males from a Midwestern low-security prison were randomly assigned to either a treatment group (n= 16) or a waiting list control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Correctional Institutions, Buddhism