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Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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LoSavio, ST; Dillon, KH; Resick, PA
Published in: Curr Opin Psychol
April 2017

Cognitive content and processes are central to theories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this paper, we highlight recent findings on cognitive factors in PTSD. Evidence for the role of negative post-traumatic cognitions in PTSD has continued to mount, with cognitions mediating PTSD symptoms and predicting PTSD over and above other key variables. Researchers have also continued to implicate cognitive processes like rumination in the development and maintenance of PTSD. Finally, we review how cognitive-behavioral therapies interrupt dysfunctional cognitive processes in PTSD and highlight research supporting the theory that changes in cognitions are the mechanism of these treatments.

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Curr Opin Psychol

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2352-2518

Publication Date

April 2017

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14

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18 / 22

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Netherlands

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  • 52 Psychology
 

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LoSavio, S. T., Dillon, K. H., & Resick, P. A. (2017). Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Curr Opin Psychol, 14, 18–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.006
LoSavio, Stefanie T., Kirsten H. Dillon, and Patricia A. Resick. “Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.Curr Opin Psychol 14 (April 2017): 18–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.006.
LoSavio ST, Dillon KH, Resick PA. Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Curr Opin Psychol. 2017 Apr;14:18–22.
LoSavio, Stefanie T., et al. “Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.Curr Opin Psychol, vol. 14, Apr. 2017, pp. 18–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.006.
LoSavio ST, Dillon KH, Resick PA. Cognitive factors in the development, maintenance, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Curr Opin Psychol. 2017 Apr;14:18–22.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Psychol

DOI

EISSN

2352-2518

Publication Date

April 2017

Volume

14

Start / End Page

18 / 22

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • 52 Psychology