title: A focused casework approach to the treatment of child abuse: a controlled comparison.
abstract: Two contrasting therapies for the treatment of child abuse were compared in a randomised design: a focused casework approach to the whole family and a structured play therapy approach to the child. The Patterson coding system was used as an outcome measure. There was a high drop-out rate from both the therapies, but of those who completed the treatment, there was a greater improvement in the focused casework regime on some of the comparisons made.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester, Department of Psychiatry, U.K.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric