emotionele en gedragsproblemen bij kinderen emotional and behavioral problems post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Conditions
Interventions
Horizon, a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral based therapy (TF-CBT)
consisting of 15 sessions of group therapy for children and a parallel
parenting program is offered to 100 children. In a factor
Visser et
al., 2006b) is a group intervention for children and their parent(s) for
children who have been exposed to IPV. The aim of the intervention is to help
children process the traumatic exper
Visser, Leeuwenburgh, & Lamers-Winkelman, 2006a). This
book is used weekly during the therapy sessions for information about the
topic, assignments, and drawings.
For the description of the interv
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study 1: Mediators and moderators of the effects of IPV on child adjustment study;IPV sample;* The child has been exposed to IPV (or violence between a parent and a cohabitant). * The child is no longer exposed to IPV (or violence between a parent and a cohabitant). * The child is between the age of 4 and 12. * Both custodial parents gave written informed consent.;Comparison group * The child has not experienced IPV or any other type of child abuse * The child is between the age of 4 and 12 * Custodial parents gave written informed consent;Matching criteria: * Child*s age * Child*s gender * SES * Family structure (single-parent families and two-parent families) * Ethnicity;Study 2: The effects of parental components in HORIZON treatment study;* The child has been referred to the HORIZON group therapy. * The child has been exposed to IPV (or violence between a parent and a cohabitant). * The child is no longer exposed to IPV (or violence between a parent and a cohabitant). * The child is between the age of 4 and 12. * Both custodial parents gave written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Study 1: Mediators and moderators of the effects of IPV on child adjustment study;* The child has an intellectual disability (approximately under IQ 80). * The parent has an intellectual disability (approximately under IQ 80). * The child and/or parent do not speak sufficient Dutch. * One of the custodial parents or the child aged 12 or older does not give written informed consent to participate in the study.;Study 2: The effects of parental components in HORIZON treatment study * The child has an intellectual disability (approximately under IQ 80). * The child has serious behavioral problems that prevent him or her to function in a group. * The parent has an intellectual disability (approximately under IQ 80). * The child and/or parent do not speak sufficient Dutch. * One of the custodial parents or the child aged 12 does not give written informed consent to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To address the main study aim, the main parameters are the reductions in trauma symptoms, internalizing and externalizing problems and improvements in adjustment in children from baseline to post-test and 6-month follow-up. To address our other study aims, the main parameters are observational, interview and questionnaire measures of parental availability, parent-child relationship variables, physiological assessment and children*s responses to IPV. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed