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Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common?

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Schnyder, U; Ehlers, A; Elbert, T; Foa, EB; Gersons, BPR; Resick, PA; Shapiro, F; Cloitre, M
Published in: Eur J Psychotraumatol
2015

Over the past three decades, research and clinical practice related to the field of traumatic stress have developed tremendously. In parallel with the steady accumulation of basic knowledge, therapeutic approaches have been developed to treat people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related psychological problems. Today, a number of evidence-based treatments are available. They differ in various ways; however, they also have a number of commonalities. Given this situation, clinicians may wonder which treatment program to use, or more specifically, which treatment components are critical for a successful therapy. In this article, seven pioneers who have developed empirically supported psychotherapies for trauma-related disorders were asked to compose an essay of three parts: first, to provide a brief summary of the treatment they have developed; second, to identify three key interventions that are common and critical in treating PTSD; and third, to suggest important topics and future directions for research. The paper ends with a summary highlighting the identified commonalities (psychoeducation; emotion regulation and coping skills; imaginal exposure; cognitive processing, restructuring, and/or meaning making; emotions; and memory processes), pointing to future directions such as trying to better understand the underlying mechanisms of action, and developing treatments that are tailored to the needs of different patient groups.

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Eur J Psychotraumatol

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2000-8066

Publication Date

2015

Volume

6

Start / End Page

28186

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Schnyder, U., Ehlers, A., Elbert, T., Foa, E. B., Gersons, B. P. R., Resick, P. A., … Cloitre, M. (2015). Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common? Eur J Psychotraumatol, 6, 28186. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.28186
Schnyder, Ulrich, Anke Ehlers, Thomas Elbert, Edna B. Foa, Berthold P. R. Gersons, Patricia A. Resick, Francine Shapiro, and Marylène Cloitre. “Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common?Eur J Psychotraumatol 6 (2015): 28186. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.28186.
Schnyder U, Ehlers A, Elbert T, Foa EB, Gersons BPR, Resick PA, et al. Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common? Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2015;6:28186.
Schnyder, Ulrich, et al. “Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common?Eur J Psychotraumatol, vol. 6, 2015, p. 28186. Pubmed, doi:10.3402/ejpt.v6.28186.
Schnyder U, Ehlers A, Elbert T, Foa EB, Gersons BPR, Resick PA, Shapiro F, Cloitre M. Psychotherapies for PTSD: what do they have in common? Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2015;6:28186.

Published In

Eur J Psychotraumatol

DOI

ISSN

2000-8066

Publication Date

2015

Volume

6

Start / End Page

28186

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences