PTSD Archives

EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comordid psychotic disorder: A case series (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

First study to investigate EMDR therapy for PTSD in patients with MID-BIF and a comorbid psychotic disorder.

Predictors and moderators of treatment outcome for single incident paediatric PTSD: A multi-centre randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This RCT compared EMDR therapy, CBWT, or wait-list, involving 101 youth (aged 8–18 years) with a PTSD diagnosis tied to a single event.

Predicting outcome in an intensive outpatient PTSD treatment program using daily measures (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This study aims to determine the predictive value of treatment response on treatment outcome in intensive treatment programs in which patients receive three hours of trauma therapy (prolonged exposure and EMDR) as well as physical activity and psychoeduction.

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in substance use disorder patients with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of different types and timings of treatment (BMC Psychiatry)

This study is the first to compare effects of Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) in one study.

Positive side effects in trauma-focusing PTSD treatment: Reduction of attendant symptoms and enhancement of affective and structural regulation (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

Trauma-focusing treatments such as EMDR are highly effective in reducing the core symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition (Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)

Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition This paper describes the development of the third…

EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comorbid psychotic disorder: A case series (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Effectiveness of EMDR therapy for patients with mild intellectual or borderline intellectual functioning, PTSD & psychotic disorder.

Differential effects of comorbid psychiatric disorders on treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder from childhood trauma (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This study examined the impact of comorbidities on the outcome of two specific PTSD treatments: either EMDR or imagery rescripting (IR).

Does trauma-focused psychotherapy change the brain? A systematic review of neural correlates of therapeutic gains in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

A systematic literature search of studies employing structural or functional MRI measurements before & after treatment of patients with PTSD.

A meta-analysis of dropout from evidence-based psychological treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Estimate the prevalence of dropout in children and young people receiving a psychological therapy for PTSD as part of an RCT.

Combat and operational stress control interventions and PTSD: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Military Medicine)

This is part of a larger systematic review on the acceptability, efficacy, and comparative effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent, identify, and manage stress reactions in which PTSD outcomes were assessed.

Trauma-focused treatments for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis (PLoS ONE)

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of trauma-focused treatments for individuals with depression.

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