Article Evaluation Student: Professor: Course title: Date: Article Evaluation O’Callaghan, P., McMullen, J., Shannon, C., Rafferty, H., & Black, A. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for sexually exploited, war-affected Congolese girls. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 52(4): 359-69 What the author said In this article, the central question is: what is the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy provided by nonclinical personnel in minimizing behaviour problems, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress and increasing pro-social conduct in a grouping of sexually exploited girls who have been affected by war? The hypothesis in the study is that trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy is highly effectual in decreasing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress but not very effectual in reducing anxiety and depression,
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