A psychophysiological investigation of emotion regulation in chronic severe posttraumatic stress disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 667-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Woodward ◽  
Ashley A. Shurick ◽  
Jennifer Alvarez ◽  
Janice Kuo ◽  
Yuliana Nonyieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Psychophysiological Investigation

Effectiveness of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth L. Varkovitzky ◽  
Andrew M. Sherrill ◽  
Greg M. Reger
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Unified Protocol

Effective treatment options are needed for veterans who do not participate in trauma-focused psychotherapy. Research has yet to examine the effectiveness of transdiagnostic psychotherapy in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and co-occurring psychological disorders. This pilot study examined the effectiveness of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) delivered in a 16-week group format. We examined treatment outcomes in male and female veterans ( n = 52) in an outpatient specialty PTSD clinic at a large Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. We hypothesized significant decreases in emotion regulation difficulty (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale), PTSD symptom severity (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5), and depressive symptom severity (Patient Health Questionnaire–9). In addition, we hypothesized that reductions in emotion regulation difficulty across treatment would negatively predict PTSD and depressive symptoms at posttreatment. PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and emotion regulation difficulty all evidenced significant improvements at the end of treatment relative to baseline ( ps < .001). In addition, reductions in emotion regulation across treatment were associated with lower PTSD and depressive symptoms at posttreatment ( ps < .001). This pilot study provides preliminary evidence supporting use of UP among veterans with PTSD and co-occurring disorders. Well-designed clinical trials evaluating efficacy of UP among veterans are needed.

The Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Interpersonal Sensitivity and Specific Distress Symptoms: the Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-814
Author(s):  
Gulnara Kobylanovna Slanbekova ◽  
Man Cheung Chung ◽  
Gulbarshyn Turagulovna Ayupova ◽  
Maira Pobedovna Kabakova ◽  
Elmira Kenesovna Kalymbetova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Sensitivity ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Distress Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Parent–child relationship quality and family transmission of parent posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and child externalizing and internalizing symptoms following fathers' exposure to combat trauma

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4pt1) ◽  
pp. 947-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Snyder ◽  
Abigail Gewirtz ◽  
Lynn Schrepferman ◽  
Suzanne R. Gird ◽  
Jamie Quattlebaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Positive Engagement ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

AbstractTransactional cascades among child internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and fathers’ and mothers’ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were examined in a sample of families with a male parent who had been deployed to recent military conflicts in the Middle East. The role of parents’ positive engagement and coercive interaction with their child, and family members’ emotion regulation were tested as processes linking cascades of parent and child symptoms. A subsample of 183 families with deployed fathers and nondeployed mothers and their 4- to 13-year-old children who participated in a randomized control trial intervention (After Deployment: Adaptive Parenting Tools) were assessed at baseline prior to intervention, and at 12 and 24 months after baseline, using parent reports of their own and their child's symptoms. Parents’ observed behavior during interaction with their children was coded using a multimethod approach at each assessment point. Reciprocal cascades among fathers’ and mothers’ PTSD symptoms, and child internalizing and externalizing symptoms, were observed. Fathers’ and mothers’ positive engagement during parent–child interaction linked their PTSD symptoms and their child's internalizing symptoms. Fathers’ and mothers’ coercive behavior toward their child linked their PTSD symptoms and their child's externalizing symptoms. Each family member's capacity for emotion regulation was associated with his or her adjustment problems at baseline. Implications for intervention, and for research using longitudinal models and a family-systems perspective of co-occurrence and cascades of symptoms across family members are described.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of psychosocial treatment on emotion regulation in people with posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injuries

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Yousef Aazami ◽  
Faramarz Sohrabi ◽  
Ahmad Borjali ◽  
Noor Ali Farrokhi ◽  
Siamak Farokh Forghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Burn Injuries
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