@article { author = {Farnia, Vahid and Tatari, Faezeh and Salemi, Safora and Kazemi, Ashraf and Alikhani, Mostafa and Golshani, Senobar and Hokari, Sara}, title = {Effect of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Reduction Social and Emotional Maladjustment of Physically Abused Children: A Clinical Trial}, journal = {International Journal of Pediatrics}, volume = {5}, number = {8}, pages = {5473-5481}, year = {2017}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5047}, eissn = {2345-5055}, doi = {10.22038/ijp.2017.23549.1980}, abstract = {  One of the most important and destructive forms of child abuse is the physical abuse which can lead to the maladjustment among abused children; the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of trauma focused cognitive-behavioral therapy on reduction social and emotional maladjustment of physically abused children. Materials and Methods This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial. A number of 40 abused boys, who study in the elementary schools in Kermanshah- Iran, were selected by random cluster method, and randomly divided in intervention and control groups.Before and after Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF.CBT), the Sinha and Singh adjustment questionnaire were used to assess the level of social and emotional maladjustment.  In the intervention group, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy was held in ten one-hour sessions. Results The results showed that after the intervention, the mean of social and emotional maladjustment was decreased significantly in the intervention group (P <0.001), while in the control group the mean of social and emotional maladjustment were not significantly different between pre-test and post-test. Conclusion At current study, results showed that TF.CBT reduced the social and emotional maladjustment among physically abused children. }, keywords = {Child abuse,Cognition,Emotional maladjustment,Social maladjustment}, url = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8753.html}, eprint = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8753_c41de7c7a5e74931efe01dc6fd74935d.pdf} }