The Effect of Short-Term Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Adolescents with Attachment Difficulties

• Published in: Behavioral development bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 29 - 35
• Main Authors: Cone, Jason C, Golden, Jeannie A, Hall, Cathy W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Joseph D. Cautilli 2009; Development & Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis
• Subjects: Adolescent Psychotherapy; Adopted Children; Attachment Disorders; Child Abuse; Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Female; Foster Children; Group Psychotherapy; Human; Male; token systems; group intervention; adolescent therapy; attachment difficulties

This study was designed to investigate the effect of short-term cognitive-behavioral group therapy on fourteen adolescents with attachment difficulties. All of the participants in this study had a history of child abuse/neglect and have been in foster or adoptive care. Participants were divided into...