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Effectiveness of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Improving PTSD Symptoms in Young Children

In a recent sample of NC children ages 0-5 and their caregivers who were receiving Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) for trauma- or attachment-related symptoms, the following outcomes were achieved.

Using the Young Child PTSD Checklist (YCPC), the children’s symptoms of PTSD showed great improvement at the end of treatment, as seen in the following graphs.  

Bar chart titled 'YCPC Subscales: Pre-Post Treatment Mean Scores' comparing pre-treatment and post-treatment mean scores for three subscales: Intrusion Symptoms, Avoidance or Negative Alterations in Cognition & Mood, and Alteration in Arousal & Reactivity. Pre-treatment scores (darker green) are higher than post-treatment scores (lighter green) across all categories. Statistically significant differences are noted with asterisks: * p < .05 for Intrusion Symptoms and Avoidance subscales, *** p < .001 for Arousal & Reactivity subscale.
Bar chart titled 'YCPC Overall: Pre-Post Treatment Mean Scores' comparing pre-treatment and post-treatment mean scores for Overall Diagnosis Level and Functional Impairment. Pre-treatment scores (darker green) are higher than post-treatment scores (lighter green) in both categories. Overall Diagnosis Level decreased from 25.71 to 11.19, marked as statistically significant (** p < .01). Functional Impairment decreased from 8.23 to 3.50, marked as statistically significant (* p < .05).