Date of Award
Spring 5-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Applied Developmental Psychology
Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Weems, Carl
Second Advisor
Scheeringa, Michael
Third Advisor
Marsee, Monica
Abstract
Children exposed to trauma experience many negative outcomes including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fortunately, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for PTSD. Theoretically it may be that not only do children do better in treatment when their parents are involved, but that there is also a reciprocal relationship such that as children improve their parents feel better as well (and vice a versa). Using data from a randomized trial (Scheeringa & Weems, 2014), this thesis used Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to test if change in child PTSD symptoms mediates change in parent depression symptoms, and vice a versa, across treatment sessions. Results indicated that maternal depression mediates child PTSD symptoms, and that the reciprocal relationship is present. However, this was only true when child PTSD symptoms were measured by parent report. The addition of this reciprocal relationship finding to the literature and future directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Neill, Erin L., "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Testing Direct and Reciprocal Effects on Maternal Depression" (2015). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2022.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2022
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