Effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for terrorism victims with very long-term emotional disorders

  1. Natalia Moreno
  2. Jesús Sanz 1
  3. María Paz García-Vera 1
  4. Clara Gesteira 1
  5. Sara Gutiérrez 1
  6. Alejandro Zapardie
  7. Beatriz Cobos
  8. Sylvia Marotta-Walters 2
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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  2. 2 The George Washington University
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 31

Número: 4

Páginas: 400-406

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2018.165 PMID: 31634084 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85073655619 WoS: WOS:000493019500006 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Background: There are no published studies on the clinical utility of psychotherapy in victims of terrorism who suffer emotional disorders many years after the attacks. Method: A course of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy was administered to 50 victims of terrorist attacks that occurred an average of 23 years previously and who presented isolated or concurrent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 74%), major depressive disorder (54%), panic disorder (38%), or other anxiety disorders (38%). Results: According to an intention-to-treat analysis (N=50), these percentages decreased significantly to 24% (PTSD and major depression), 16% (panic disorder) and 14% (other anxiety disorders) at 1-year follow-up. According to a complete data analysis, at posttreatment no victims (n=31) still presented major depressive or panic disorder, only 3.2% presented PTSD and 9.7% presented other anxiety disorders, whereas at 1-year follow-up, no victims presented any disorders (n=22). At posttreatment and at the 1-, 3-, 6-month, and 1-year follow-ups, large statistically and clinically significant decreases in PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptomatology were found (d=1.26 to 2.52 at 1-year follow-up). Conclusions: These results suggest that efficacious treatments for recent victims are also useful in the usual clinical practice for victims with very long-term emotional disorders

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