Women's safety in recovery: group therapy for patients with a history of childhood sexual abuse.
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.
Talbot
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14642, USA.
Houghtalen
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Cyrulik
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Betz
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Barkun
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Duberstein
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Wynne
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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