Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Narratives of Children and Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4675104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy K Westerman (Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, corresponding author), Vanessa E Cobham (0000-0002-7633-2971, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), Brett Mcdermott (0000-0002-6639-1767, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 226-235 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732315627795 |
| PMID | 26825481 |
| OpenAlex | W2339369951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
Repeated retelling of trauma narratives within Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) assists participants to habituate to experiences that have precipitated symptoms of post-traumatic stress. In this study, the narratives produced by children and adolescents, who developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a natural disaster, and who were treated with a manualized TF-CBT intervention, were examined. The first author developed a coding system utilizing three major concepts (coherence, elaboration, and evaluation) to identify changes in the narratives as they were retold at each therapeutic session. Analysis using this coding system identified that the internal logic of the stories was maintained as the detail diminished, and that the level of evaluation increased. Compression emerged as a major pattern, alongside the reduction in participant distress over the course of the treatment. Although requiring replication, these trial concepts, developed by the coding system, have potential analyzing trauma narratives and enhancing clinician observations
Cognition · Cognitive therapy · Distress · Narrative · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Traumatic stress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
Using Narrative in Social Research
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events
The Emergence of Autobiographical Memory
A cognitive model of posttraumatic stress disorder
The Roots of Coherence in Discourse
Coherence in Discourse
A Social-Pragmatic Account of the Development of Planned Discourse
Change in rape narratives during exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
Media Review
The performance turn in narrative studies
Utilizing Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Retelling stories in spontaneous conversation
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Climate change and mental health
The Practice of Qualitative Research
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |