Intervening on persistent posttraumatic stress disorder : rumination-focused cognitive and behavioral therapy in a population of young survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

Sezibera, Vincent;Van Broeck, Nady;Philippot, Pierre
(2009) Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy : an international quarterly — Vol. 23, n° 2, p. 107-113 (2009)

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  • Sezibera, VincentUCLouvain
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  • Van Broeck, NadyUCLouvain
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  • Philippot, PierreUCLouvain
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This study assessed the outcome of a brief rumination-focused cognitive and behavioral intervention in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Rwandan adolescent survivors of the 1994 genocide. All participants (54.5% female, N = 22) aged between 15 and 18 years ( M = 16.55, SD = 0.96) met criteria for PTSD as assessed by the PTSD self-rating scale (UCLA PTSD index). Measures included questionnaires assessing PTSD, depression, and somatization. Data were obtained at four points: (1) 11 years after the genocide (baseline), (2) 13 years after the genocide (pretreatment), (3) posttreatment (2 weeks after the treatment), and (4) follow-up (2 months after the treatment). PTSD symptoms increased between baseline and pretreatment. The intervention was associated with a reduction in PTSD symptoms, with gains maintained at follow-up.
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Sezibera, V., Van Broeck, N., & Philippot, P. (2009). Intervening on persistent posttraumatic stress disorder : rumination-focused cognitive and behavioral therapy in a population of young survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy : an international quarterly, 23(2), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.23.2.107 (Original work published 2009)