Group therapy for incarcerated women who experienced interpersonal violence: a pilot study

J Trauma Stress. 2003 Aug;16(4):337-40. doi: 10.1023/A:1024409817437.

Abstract

This study evaluated effectiveness of group therapy for incarcerated women with histories of childhood sexual and/or physical abuse. The intervention was based on a two-stage model of trauma treatment and included Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and writing assignments. We randomly assigned 24 participants to group treatment (13 completed) and 25 to a no-contact comparison condition (18 completed). We evaluated treatment effects, using the Beck Depression Inventory, Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, and Trauma Symptom Inventory. The data demonstrate significant reductions in PTSD, mood, and interpersonal symptoms in the treatment group.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Battered Women / psychology
  • Child
  • Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prisoners / psychology*
  • Psychotherapy, Group*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Violence / psychology*