TY - JOUR
T1 - Prolonged exposure therapy for chronic combat-related PTSD
T2 - A case report of five veterans
AU - Nacasch, Nitsa
AU - Foa, Edna B.
AU - Fostick, Leah
AU - Polliack, Miki
AU - Dinstein, Yula
AU - Tzur, Dana
AU - Levy, Pnina
AU - Zohar, Joseph
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy has been found efficient in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mostly among rape victims, but has not been explored in combat-related PTSD. Five patients with severe chronic PTSD, unresponsive to previous treatment (medication and supportive therapy) are described. Patients were evaluated with the PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview, and Beck Depression Inventory, before and after 10-15 sessions of PE therapy. All five patients showed marked improvement with PE, with a mean decrease of 48% in PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview score and 69% in Beck Depression Inventory score. Moreover, four patients maintained treatment gains or kept improving 6-18 months after the treatment. The results suggest that PE was effective in reducing combat-related chronic PTSD symptoms.
AB - Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy has been found efficient in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mostly among rape victims, but has not been explored in combat-related PTSD. Five patients with severe chronic PTSD, unresponsive to previous treatment (medication and supportive therapy) are described. Patients were evaluated with the PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview, and Beck Depression Inventory, before and after 10-15 sessions of PE therapy. All five patients showed marked improvement with PE, with a mean decrease of 48% in PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview score and 69% in Beck Depression Inventory score. Moreover, four patients maintained treatment gains or kept improving 6-18 months after the treatment. The results suggest that PE was effective in reducing combat-related chronic PTSD symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1092852900021520
DO - 10.1017/S1092852900021520
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AN - SCOPUS:35348889163
SN - 1092-8529
VL - 12
SP - 690
EP - 695
JO - CNS Spectrums
JF - CNS Spectrums
IS - 9
ER -
