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 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.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013-06
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| Subjects: | MENTAL HEALTH, INTERVENTIONS, SOCIAL RESOURCES, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/602661492426041363/Addressing-sexual-violence-related-trauma-in-Eastern-DRC-with-cognitive-processing-therapy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26449 |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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