PTSD Archives

Five efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: An empirical review (Journal of Mental Health Counseling)

This review examines current treatment endorsements for PTSD, identifying five treatment modalities consistently recommended in the literature as most efficacious for PTSD including EMDR therapy.

Grey matter density changes of structures involved in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after recovery following eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Psychiatry Research)

Study aimed to determine whether symptoms improvement is associated with grey matter density changes of brain structures involved in PTSD.

Errors in the 2017 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the treatment of PTSD: What the data actually says (Frontiers in Psychology)

This review looks at methodological issues and omissions in the 2017 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD that resulted in the undervaluing of EMDR therapy in those guidelines.

The evidence base for interventions targeting individuals with work-related PTSD: A systematic review and recommendations (Behavior Modification)

This review summarizes the evidence base for interventions including TF-CBT and EMDR therapy for people with work-related PTSD prior to 2017.

Pre-treatment cortisol awakening response predicts symptom reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder after treatment (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

Are treatment successes in PTSD associated with changes in cortisol secretion, assessed by HPA-axis function, before & after trauma therapy?

Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex TPSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2017)

A study using a newly developed, disorder-specific measure of PTSD and CPTSD called the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ).

Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)

Study using International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) to explore PTSD vs. CPTSD, and to compare ICD-11 to DSM-5 on PTSD diagnostic rates.

Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, cognitive behavioral writing therapy, and wait-list in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder following single-incident trauma: a multicenter randomized clinical trial (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

EMDR and Cognitive Behavior Writing Therapy yielded equally large remission rates for PTSD in children and adolescents.

Meta-Analysis of Trauma-Focused Therapies for Treating the Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (American Counseling Association)

Meta-analysis of 46 studies published between 1997 and 2015 comparing trauma-focused therapies for the treatment of PTSD.

Le protocole EMDR standard pour la dépendance à l’alcool et à d’autres substances psychoactives en comorbidité avec un état de stress post-traumatique : quatre cas avec un suivi après 12 mois (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Ce compte-rendu commence par un résumé de la littérature concernant les modèles théoriques qui soustendent la relation comorbide entre l’état…

Neural correlates of psychotherapeutic treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic literature review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This paper reviews gold standard psychotherapeutic approaches for PTSD treatment, specifically examining underlying neurobiological correlates.

A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for adult refugees and asylum seekers (Journal of Mental Health)

Summary of current literature on psychosocial interventions for refugee populations experiencing PTSD, depressive or anxiety symptoms.

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