Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Chil

The use of several therapeutic methods to treat children with posttraumatic stress disorder increases the argument among clinicians approximately the most in force(p) manipulation for PTSD. The clinical literature describes a huge variety of interventions besides CBT including, psychoanalytic techniques, creative arts, play therapy, crisis intervention, eye driveway desensitization and reprocessing, and pharmacotherapy which raises the question about what could be the most effective treatment for children with PTSD (Cohen, Mannarino & Rogal 2001). Several of these therapies have been recognized as effective PTSD treatments. For instance, Eye-Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR), has become an increasingly accepted treatment sense modality for childhood PTSD however, very few physicians recommend its use (Cohen, et al. 2001). EMDR is a PTSD treatment in which clients are engaged to visually footprint the therapists finger being rapidly wave okay and forth as they en gage with the trauma memory (Feeny et al. (2004). In a controlled study that examined the efficacy of EMDR on children with PTSD who were victims of natural disasters, Chemtob, Nakashima, & Carlson (2002), found that EMDR was an effective treatment to decrease or eliminate PTSD symptoms of these traumatized children. Chemtob and colleagues documented that 56.3% of the children no longer met criteria for PTSD according to the Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder reply Index (CPTSD-RI) cut off. Empirical knowledge with regard to EMDR is quite like to the lastingness of psychotropic medications they have provided some support as effective PTSD treatment. However, these treatments have been far from unanimous in the demonstration of their effectiveness (Friedman, 1997). Despite the findings tha... ...ychiatric disorders associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 41, 469478.Trowell, J., Kolvin, I., Weeramanthri, T., Sadowski, H., Berelowitz, M., Galsser, D., et al. (2002). psychotherapy for sexually abused girls Psychopathological outcome findingsand patterns of change. British ledger of Psychiatry, 160, 234246.Resick, P. A., Nishith, P., Weaver, T., Astin, M. C., & Feuer, C. A. (2002). A comparison of cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, and a waiting nail down for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in female rape victims. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 867879.Zayfert, C., DeVita, J. (2004). Residual Insomnia Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD. Journal of traumatic Stress, Vol. 17, No. 1, February 2004, pp. 6973 ( 2004).