Turning the Tides: Coping with Trauma and Addiction through Residential Adolescent Group Therapy

CONCLUSIONSPatients that participated in Turning the Tides© group therapy curriculum reported a decrease in overall PTSD symptoms and decreased functional impairment scores, based on the Child PTSD Symptoms Scale. However, there was a statistically significant increase in the use of as needed medications following the completion of group therapy. Postgroup evaluations from patients indicated a genuine desire to engage in the group therapy as well as an increased sense of trust with facilitators. Implications for psychiatric nursing include the delivery of safe, quality patient care as evidenced by positive improvement in patient outcomes.
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research