The effects of PTSD treatment during pregnancy: Systematic review and case study
This study investigates the effects of a brief, intensive trauma-focused treatment programme for individuals with PTSD who are overreporting symptoms.
Article Abstract
“Background: It is often assumed that individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who overreport their symptoms should be excluded from trauma-focused treatments.
Objective: To investigate the effects of a brief, intensive trauma-focused treatment programme for individuals with PTSD who are overreporting symptoms.
Methods: Individuals (n = 205) with PTSD participated in an intensive trauma-focused treatment programme consisting of EMDR and prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, physical activity and psycho-education. Assessments took place at pre- and post-treatment (Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology; SIMS, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5; CAPS-5).
Results: Using a high SIMS cut-off of 24 or above, 14.1% (n = 29) had elevated SIMS scores (i.e. ‘overreporters’). The group of overreporters showed significant decreases in PTSD-symptoms, and these treatment results did not differ significantly from other patients. Although some patients (35.5%) remained overreporters at post-treatment, SIMS scores decreased significantly during treatment.
Conclusion: The results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment not only is a feasible and safe treatment for PTSD in general, but also for individuals who overreport their symptoms.”
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Article Access
Open Access
van Minnen, A., van Dalen, B., Voorendonk, E. M., Wagenmans, A., & de Jongh, A. (2020). The effects of symptom overreporting on PTSD treatment outcome. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1794729. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1794729
Date
August 11, 2020
Creator(s)
Agnes van Minnen, Birgit van Dalen, Eline M. Voorendonk
Contributor(s)
Anouk Wagenmans, Ad de Jongh
Topics
PTSD
Practice & Methods
Integrative Therapies, Intensives
Extent
6 pages
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Rights
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
APA Citation
van Minnen, A., van Dalen, B., Voorendonk, E. M., Wagenmans, A., & de Jongh, A. (2020). The effects of symptom overreporting on PTSD treatment outcome. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1794729. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1794729
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
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