scholarly journals Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hyland ◽  
M. Shevlin ◽  
C. R. Brewin ◽  
M. Cloitre ◽  
A. J. Downes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Complex Ptsd ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Can we predict (complex) PTSD in young people in foster care?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Complex Ptsd ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Psychological Difficulties

Adverse, early life experiences put young people at risk of developing psychological difficulties. Potential difficulties might include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or the newly proposed, complex PTSD.

scholarly journals Phase-based treatment versus immediate trauma-focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder due to childhood abuse: randomised clinical trial

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noortje I. van Vliet ◽  
Rafaele J. C. Huntjens ◽  
Maarten K. van Dijk ◽  
Nathan Bachrach ◽  
Marie-Louise Meewisse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Treatment Condition ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Complex Ptsd ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Emdr Therapy

Background It is unclear whether people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and symptoms of complex PTSD due to childhood abuse need a treatment approach different from approaches in the PTSD treatment guidelines. Aims To determine whether a phase-based approach is more effective than an immediate trauma-focused approach in people with childhood-trauma related PTSD (Netherlands Trial Registry no.: NTR5991). Method Adults with PTSD following childhood abuse were randomly assigned to either a phase-based treatment condition (8 sessions of Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR), followed by 16 sessions of eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy; n = 57) or an immediately trauma-focused treatment condition (16 sessions of EMDR therapy; n = 64). Participants were assessed for symptoms of PTSD and complex PTSD, and other forms of psychopathology before, during and after treatment and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Results Data were analysed with linear mixed models. No significant differences between the two treatments on any variable at post-treatment or follow-up were found. Post-treatment, 68.8% no longer met PTSD diagnostic criteria. Self-reported PTSD symptoms significantly decreased for both STAIR–EMDR therapy (d = 0.93) and EMDR therapy (d = 1.54) from pre- to post-treatment assessment, without significant difference between the two conditions. No differences in drop-out rates between the conditions were found (STAIR–EMDR 22.8% v. EMDR 17.2%). No study-related adverse events occurred. Conclusions This study provides compelling support for the use of EMDR therapy alone for the treatment of PTSD due to childhood abuse as opposed to needing any preparatory intervention.

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