Randomized trial of treatment for children with sexual behavior problems: ten-year follow-up
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2006
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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Abstract
This study prospectively follows 135 children 5–12 years of age with sexual behavior problems from a randomized trial comparing a 12-session group cognitive– behavioral therapy (CBT) with group play therapy and follows 156 general clinic children with nonsexual behavior problems. Ten-year follow-up data on future juvenile and adult arrests and child welfare perpetration reports were collected. The CBT group had significantly fewer future sex offenses than the play therapy group (2% vs. 10%) and did not differ from the general clinic comparison (3%), supporting the use of short-term CBT. There were no group differences in nonsexual offenses (21%). The findings do not support assumptions about persistent or difficult to modify risk and raise questions about policies and practices founded on this assumption. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, treatment, sexual behavior problems, effectiveness, long term effects, assessment, research
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Carpentier, Melissa Y. ; Silovsky, Jane F. ; Chaffin, Mark. (2006). Randomized trial of treatment for children with sexual behavior problems: ten-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 482-488.