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Group cognitive therapy is a form of mental
treatment. A study has found that this form
talk therapy can help rape victims in countries
there are few trained psychologists. Researchers say the
show that counselors in a community can be
to provide group cognitive therapy. Judith Bass is
professor of mental health at the Johns Hopkins
of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. She says
victims can face a series of short and
problems. These include depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress
. Sudden sounds or events can bring back memories
the attack. Professor Bass says sexual violence affects
just the victims but also their communities. Warring
use rape to dehumanize and humiliate their opponents.
Bass says women who are raped often suffer
social stigma in their communities. They experience fear
worry about whether they can meet the needs
their families. Cognitive behavioral group therapy has been
to work in Western countries. Judith Bass and
researchers investigated whether it could help women in
Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC has faced
than 30 years of conflict since 1960. After
months, 42 percent of those in individual counseling
were depressed at the start of the therapy
longer showed signs of depression. By comparison, 70
of those in the cognitive therapy groups were
longer depressed. In these groups, the women discussed
and learned skills for overcoming their depression and
of post-traumatic stress disorder. For VOA Learning English,
Laurel Bowman
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