To study if there is improvement in personal growth and changes in severity of traumatic symptoms after providing therapy using narrative and exposure therapy techniques for adolescents who have been rescued from human trafficking
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F43- Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/11/037706
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. Female adolescents in the age group of 13 to less than 18 years old.
2. Adolescent survivors who have been rescued from human trafficking and are presently residing in observation/shelter homes.
3. Adolescent survivors who meet the criteria of screening on the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool.
4. Adolescent survivors with a score ¬ >22 on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
5. Adolescent survivors who respond positively to at least 1 traumatic event as per the Life Events Checklist.
6. Adolescent survivors who score between 11 to 50 on the Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS).
7. Consent from a guardian/caseworker/agency staff and assent for the study from the adolescent survivor.
8. Adolescent survivors who can comprehend Hindi and/or English language.
1. Adolescent survivors with active substance dependence and severe mental illness as per M.I.N.I KID Screen, except trauma related disorders.
2. History of past psychiatric disorder previous to trafficking or those with a history of chronic or other significant general medical/neurological/organic illness.
3. Adolescent survivors who have intellectual disability or deficits (IQ percentile < 25) on Standard Progressive Matrices.
4. Adolescent survivors with a history of having received any past intervention of psychotherapeutic treatment, except a basic intake counselling session.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Trauma Symptom Severity, Psychological Distress, Global Level of FunctioningTimepoint: pre-test (at baseline), mid-phase test (3rd week), and post-test (6th week)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post Traumatic Growth, Resilience, Psychological Well BeingTimepoint: pre-test (at baseline), mid-phase test (at 3rd week), and post-test (at 6th week)