Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy

Sexual violence (SV) is recognized as a significant problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). SV can contribute to high levels of mental health symptoms, impaired functioning, and experiences of social stigmatization in female survivor...

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Main Authors: Bass, Judith, Bolton, Paul, Kaysen, Debra, Griffith, Shelly, Murray, Sarah, Cetinoglu, Talita, Robinette, Katie, Guimond, Marie-France, Wachter, Karin, Annan, Jeannie
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-264492021-04-23T14:04:36Z Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy Bass, Judith Bolton, Paul Kaysen, Debra Griffith, Shelly Murray, Sarah Cetinoglu, Talita Robinette, Katie Guimond, Marie-France Wachter, Karin Annan, Jeannie MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SOCIAL RESOURCES ECONOMIC OUTCOMES SEXUAL VIOLENCE COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY Sexual violence (SV) is recognized as a significant problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). SV can contribute to high levels of mental health symptoms, impaired functioning, and experiences of social stigmatization in female survivors, many of whom also face extreme economic hardship and poverty. This report provides results addressing the impact of a mental health intervention, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), on specific domains of social, physical, and economic functioning, and on the reduction of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and feelings of stigma and shame, associated with being an SV survivor. 2017-04-25T15:49:25Z 2017-04-25T15:49:25Z 2013-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/602661492426041363/Addressing-sexual-violence-related-trauma-in-Eastern-DRC-with-cognitive-processing-therapy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26449 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic MENTAL HEALTH
INTERVENTIONS
SOCIAL RESOURCES
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY
spellingShingle MENTAL HEALTH
INTERVENTIONS
SOCIAL RESOURCES
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY
Bass, Judith
Bolton, Paul
Kaysen, Debra
Griffith, Shelly
Murray, Sarah
Cetinoglu, Talita
Robinette, Katie
Guimond, Marie-France
Wachter, Karin
Annan, Jeannie
Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
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description Sexual violence (SV) is recognized as a significant problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). SV can contribute to high levels of mental health symptoms, impaired functioning, and experiences of social stigmatization in female survivors, many of whom also face extreme economic hardship and poverty. This report provides results addressing the impact of a mental health intervention, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), on specific domains of social, physical, and economic functioning, and on the reduction of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and feelings of stigma and shame, associated with being an SV survivor.
format Working Paper
author Bass, Judith
Bolton, Paul
Kaysen, Debra
Griffith, Shelly
Murray, Sarah
Cetinoglu, Talita
Robinette, Katie
Guimond, Marie-France
Wachter, Karin
Annan, Jeannie
author_facet Bass, Judith
Bolton, Paul
Kaysen, Debra
Griffith, Shelly
Murray, Sarah
Cetinoglu, Talita
Robinette, Katie
Guimond, Marie-France
Wachter, Karin
Annan, Jeannie
author_sort Bass, Judith
title Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
title_short Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
title_full Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
title_fullStr Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Sexual Violence Related Trauma in Eastern DRC with Cognitive Processing Therapy
title_sort addressing sexual violence related trauma in eastern drc with cognitive processing therapy
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/602661492426041363/Addressing-sexual-violence-related-trauma-in-Eastern-DRC-with-cognitive-processing-therapy
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