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Impact of structured group therapy on young victims of sexual abuse

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy

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This study reports the early results of an ongoing program of research on the effectiveness of the parallel group model (Damon & Waterman, 1986) in treating young victims of sexual abuse. Because there were only 13 children in this initial study, sophisticated analyses of the data were not possible. However, the results suggest that this treatment model is effective in ameliorating the behavioral symptoms of young sexually abused children.

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  1. San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic, Northridge, California

    Susan E. Hall-Marley & Linda Damon Ph.D.

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Hall-Marley, S.E., Damon, L. Impact of structured group therapy on young victims of sexual abuse. J Child Adolesc Group Ther 3, 41–48 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973642

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