What works for survivors of childhood abuse: learning from participants in an inpatient treatment program.
Thirty adults were interviewed about their experiences in a 6-week program for recovery from posttraumatic stress. The most valued aspects were their relationships with staff and the staff's expertise in treating the long-term effects of abuse. They valued the structured group treatment that allowed them to process emotions with the goal of healing. A few were upset by process groups, whereas others had difficulty with the sudden loss of support at discharge from the program.
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School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Gadbois
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Harper
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*