Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
Volume 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-191

Traumatic incident reduction for urban at-risk youth and unaccompanied minor refugees: Two open trials (Article)

Descilo T.* , Greenwald R. , Schmitt T.A. , Reslan S.
  • a The Trauma Resolution Center, 111 SW 3rd Street, 3rd Fl, Miami, FL 33130, United States
  • b Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute, United States
  • c Eastern Michigan University, United States
  • d Eastern Michigan University, United States

Abstract

Traumatic incident reduction (TIR) is a trauma resolution method that appears to be well tolerated and has yielded relatively rapid benefit in two adult treatment studies. This article reports on two open trials using TIR with 33 urban at-risk youth and 31 unaccompanied refugee minors. In both studies, participants consistently responded positively. In the second study, nearly all participants who began treatment with posttraumatic stress disorder ended without it, with an average of at least one significant trauma memory being treated per session. TIR's apparent efficiency and effectiveness in these preliminary studies indicates its promise in child and adolescent treatment. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

community violence Children intervention Adolescent Loss/bereavement Treatment trauma

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79960883105&doi=10.1080%2f19361521.2010.495936&partnerID=40&md5=66829693024c47baef1b722e5cd92ec3
DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2010.495936
ISSN: 19361521
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English