Trauma-focused Psychotherapy Works Best THE BEST TREATMENT FOR PTSD: The evidence is in. Now more than ever, there are effective treatments for PTSD. Trauma-focused psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for PTSD. It lasts only about three months, and...
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Trauma-focused Psychotherapy Works Best THE BEST TREATMENT FOR PTSD: The evidence is in. Now more than ever, there are effective treatments for PTSD. Trauma-focused psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for PTSD. It lasts only about three months, and research shows that for most people its effects last long after treatment is over. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Did You Know? CPT teaches you how to change the upsetting thoughts and feelings you have had since your trauma. ✓ Trauma-focused Psychotherapy ✓✓ Medication ✓ No Treatment 53 100 42 100 9 100 Prolonged Exposure (PE) BUT ONLY PE teaches you to gradually approach trauma- OUT OF OUT OF OUT OF related memories, feelings and situations that you have been avoiding since your trauma. people who receive trauma-focused people who take medication will no people who don’t get treatment will no psychotherapy will no longer have PTSD longer have PTSD after about 3 months longer have PTSD after about 3 months. Eye Movement Desensitiz
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