PTSD Archives

Which trauma treatment suits me? Identification of patients’ treatment preferences for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study examines the treatment preferences of treatment-seeking traumatized adults in Germany and investigates the reasons for their treatment choices.

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.

The psychophysiological response during post-traumatic stress disorder treatment with modular motion-assisted memory desensitisation and reconsolidation (3MDR) (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The aim of this study was to explore psychophysiological responses during multi‐modular motion‐assisted memory desensitization and reconsolidation (3MDR) therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for people with intellectual disability in the treatment of emotional trauma and post traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

This paper assesses evidence on the use of EMDR to treat PTSD in intellectual disability and provide direction for future research.

Brief trauma therapy for occupational trauma-related PTSD/CPTSD in UK police (Occupational Medicine)

Observational cohort study providing brief trauma-focused therapy for PTSD (CBT/EMDR) to UK police officers.

Dr. Deborah Korn on EMDR: A Proven treatment for PTSD and complex PTSD (Therapy Show podcast)

Dr. Deborah Korn describes EMDR as a treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD in this podcast episode aimed at a public audience.

Meta-analysis of the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with comorbid severe mental illness (The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

This study evaluated the efficacy of psychosocial treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among individuals with a comorbid severe mental illness.

A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD (BMJ Global Health)

CBT and EMDR appeared to have the greatest effects in reducing PTSD symptoms in asylum seekers and refugees.

Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: a pilot feasibility study combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, physical activity, and psychoeducation (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Treatment each day consisted of individual Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and psychoeducation and physical activity in groups.

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