Childhood Trauma And Suicide Case Study Examples

This study is a randomized clinical trial, which investigated the effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in the regular community settings by comparing “therapy as usual” (TAU) in Norway. In the abstract, the authors clearly introduced the topic, purposes and results of the study in terms of its importance in the literature. However, participants’ demographic information (except age), and used standardized instruments were not stated in the abstract. In fact, these are important elements for any research, because they give a clue about the study to the readers. The authors also reported that there are few randomized controlled trials- like this one- about TF-CBT conducted outside of the US, but neither in the abstract nor in the title they stated where

Therefore, this section becomes highly informative especially for the readers who are not familiar with childhood trauma and the main treatment approaches. They can learn the effectiveness of this model, research laid the groundwork for it, and how it is being widely used in the US. However, this section is too general and can be considered as repetition for the professionals who already are familiar with the topic. The authors also did a decent job to explain how this study contributes to the literature besides being conducted outside of the US. For example, they collected the data in the community clinics in which the client population differs from the other mental health clinics to some extent. So they convinced the readers regarding the importance of the study. At the end of the section, the authors mentioned the purposes and hypothesis of the study. Nevertheless, they could have elucidated them better and clearer by supporting previous research findings. Especially their hypothesis should have been more