A review of the transportability of cognitive therapy for the treatment of PTSD among South African rape survivors

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2017

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AOSIS

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the transportability of cognitive therapy (CT) for rape survivors with PTSD to South African conditions. Ten local treatment outcome studies investigating the transportability of CT were identified and appraised. The common elements of CT for PTSD including psychoeducation, exposure therapy and cognitive restructuring of trauma-related appraisals were found to be transportable to local contexts. Contextual factors that can complicate treatment delivery were also identified namely exposure to multiple traumatic events, HIV, absence of safety and support in the external environment and language barriers. The augmentations made to an existing evidence-based treatment protocol to address these contextual factors are described.

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Cognitive treatment, PTSD, Rape survivors, South Africa, Transportability

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Padmanabhanunni, A. (2017). A review of the transportability of cognitive therapy for the treatment of PTSD among South African rape survivors. Health SA Gesondheid, 22: 268 - 274.