Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges

This paper provides a current review of existing evidence‐based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a description of psychopharmacologic options, prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, especially as they pert...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2010-10, Vol.1208 (1), p.82-89
Main Authors: Cukor, Judith, Olden, Megan, Lee, Francis, Difede, JoAnn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Therapy
Couples Therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine - trends
evidence-based treatment
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Family Therapy
Female
Humans
Implosive Therapy
Male
Military Personnel - psychology
novel treatments
Post traumatic stress disorder
posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:This paper provides a current review of existing evidence‐based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a description of psychopharmacologic options, prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, especially as they pertain to military populations. It further offers a brief summary of promising treatments with a developing evidence base, encompassing both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Finally, challenges to the treatment of PTSD are summarized and future directions suggested.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05793.x