Efficacy of Group Treatment in Sexually Abused Girls

• NCJ Number: 156885
• Journal: Child Abuse and Neglect Volume: 19 Issue: 9 Dated: (September 1995) Pages: 1157-1169
• Author(s): B McGain; R K McKinzey
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The effectiveness of outpatient weekly group treatment of sexually abused girls ages 9-12 was examined using a pre- post, matched control/treatment design.

Abstract

The participants were all within 1 year of trauma and were screened for psychosis. The Quay Revised Behavioral Problem Checklist (RBPC) and the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) were used as dependent measures and were given 6 months apart. Depending on the scale, and except for the RBPC's Psychotic Behavior Scale, 60-100 percent of the participants had abnormal scores pretreatment, with no significant differences between the two groups. Results revealed significant treatment effects. After treatment, 0- 33 percent of the participants had abnormal scores, while 60-100 percent of the control group continued to have abnormal scores. Assuming that generalization is possible, it appears that this and similar treatment programs are effective in reducing the girls' perceived problematical anxiety and misbehavior. Figures, tables, and 26 references (Author abstract modified)