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The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment
Stover CS, Hahn H, Maciejewski KR, Epstein C, Marans S. The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022, 134: 105886. PMID: 36152531, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChild advocacy centerStress symptomsMental health treatmentStress interventionsChildren's posttraumatic stress symptomsHealth treatmentPosttraumatic stress scoresTrauma symptomsTrauma typesAdvocacy CentersTraumatic experiencesChild relationshipSymptom reductionPosttraumatic ChecklistCommunity-based clinical settingsComparison groupChild caregiversStress scoresTreatment studiesCommunity-based providersChildrenNaturalistic treatment studyMixed modeling
2024
Caregiver-child agreement in posttraumatic symptoms and outcomes in the child and family traumatic stress intervention
Stover C, Hahn H, Maciejewski K, Epstein C, Marans S. Caregiver-child agreement in posttraumatic symptoms and outcomes in the child and family traumatic stress intervention. Children And Youth Services Review 2024, 166: 108000. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild posttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChild reportsStress symptomsTraumatic eventsTrauma-focused mental health treatmentNaturalistic treatment studyCommunity-based clinical settingsReducing trauma symptomsAssociated with less changePosttraumatic Symptom ScaleStress interventionsMental health treatmentChild-caregiver dyadsImpact treatment outcomesPosttraumatic symptomsMixed effects analysisTrauma symptomsHealth treatmentSymptom ScaleTraumatic experiencesYouth agreementCFTSIChild agreement
2010
The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Secondary prevention for youth at risk of developing PTSD
Berkowitz SJ, Stover CS, Marans SR. The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Secondary prevention for youth at risk of developing PTSD. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2010, 52: 676-685. PMID: 20868370, PMCID: PMC3096712, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02321.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChronic posttraumatic stress disorderPartial PTSD diagnosisPosttraumatic stressStress interventionsPTSD diagnosisChild posttraumatic stressTrauma Symptom ChecklistPosttraumatic stress symptomsSymptom severityPast trauma exposureComparison groupTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsExploratory chi-square analysesStress disorderStress symptomsInteraction of interventionComparison conditionGroup differencesAnxiety IndexStandardized diagnostic measuresFour-sessionIntervention group