title: Women's safety in recovery: group therapy for patients with a history of childhood sexual abuse.
abstract: The literature on group therapies for women with histories of childhood sexual abuse has focused on outpatient treatments. A model of group treatment for inpatients and partial hospital patients is described here. "Women's Safety in Recovery" is a first-stage trauma recovery group that promotes mastery of current life stressors and prevents regression through the use of psychoeducation about abuse effects, the practice of problem-solving skills, and supportive, topic-focused discussion. The group is structured in three one-week modules that patients can begin or leave at any time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Houghtalen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cyrulik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barkun
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Duberstein
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wynne
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016387:Women's Health