An RCT of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Sexually Exploited, War-affected Girls in the DRC

Is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective in Reducing Post-traumatic Stress and Psychosocial Distress Among Sexually Exploited, War-affected Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

To date, no RCT has examined the efficacy of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Sexually Exploited, War Affected Adolescent Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study seeks to fill this gap by designing, implementing and testing such an intervention using both an intervention and waiting list control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

-Suicidal ideation (irrespective of score on any other measure)

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychosis
• mental retardation
• inability to understand Swahili
• one standard deviation below the mean on every measure