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Effectiveness Of Early Interventions For Children And Adolescents Exposed To Potentially Traumatic Events, Angela Grove
Effectiveness Of Early Interventions For Children And Adolescents Exposed To Potentially Traumatic Events, Angela Grove
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this analysis was to present a systematic review of the effectiveness of child and adolescent PTSD early intervention programs implemented within 3 months following a potentially traumatic event (PTE). The mean weighted effect sizes of the early interventions were calculated, and study variables were encoded for potential moderator variables. A statistically significant mean weighted effect size of -.26 was calculated at final follow up measures, indicating that children receiving early interventions reported lower scores on PTSD outcome measures. The individual studies’ effect sizes at follow-up showed mixed results, thus CBT-based interventions were used as a moderator variable …