Study Shows Sex-Abuse Therapy Program At Alberta Ranch is Helping Children
EDMONTON: A new report says a therapy program at an Alberta ranch has helped child sex-abuse survivors suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma symptoms.
Therapy sessions delivered in a friendly camp-like atmosphere were designed to treat kids between 8 and 12 before they develop self-destructive behaviours such as seriously harming themselves or becoming addicted to alcohol or drugs later in life.
“The present results are very supportive that the clinical intervention program leads to a clinically meaningful improvement in symptoms of PTSD, as well as improvements in anxiety and mood symptoms,” reads the University of Alberta study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behaviour.
“This would support suggestions that such an intensive approach could be more widely utilized.”