The impact of systemic family therapy as an element of treatment for families following trauma
Completed
- Conditions
- TraumaMental and Behavioural DisordersReaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN04094806
- Lead Sponsor
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
1. Those who live in the study area at time of referral
2. One or more members of the family have suffered a traumatic event that is the primary reason for referral to the family trauma centre
3. Both males and females are eligible to participate. Measures are completed by those aged 13 and older who attend the initial assessment session.
Family will be offered an initial assessment interview at the family trauma centre between February 2007 and August 2008.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not a trauma Case
2. Child sexual abuse case
3. Interpreter needed to facilitate therapy
4. Ongoing individual therapy with another service
5. New episode of treatment in an ongoing case
6. Very urgent response needed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method McMaster family assessment device. This tool has seven subscales as follows: problem solving, communication, roles, affective responses, affective involvement, behavioural control and general functioning. This assessment will be carried out at baseline and 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The following assessments will be carried out at baseline and 6 months:<br>1. Hospital anxiety and depression scale<br>2. Antonovsky's sense of coherence scale<br>3. Rosenberg self esteem scale