Objective: Although cognitive processing therapy (CPT) has strong empirical support as a
treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), studies have not directly examined the …

Current models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent significant advances in
our understanding of psychological processes involved in the development and …

The effectiveness of a new treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is addressed.
Treatment was based on a metacognitive theory of mechanisms by which natural traumatic …

Abstract Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder characterized in part
by such phenomena as intrusive memories, flashbacks, numbing of affect, memory and …

A review of the treatment research indicates that several forms of therapy appear to be
useful in reducing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Strongest support …

Although exposure to a traumatic event is thought to be the main aetiological factor in the
development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD: APA, 1987), a large amount of …

Two studies of assault victims examined the roles of (a) disorganized trauma memories in
the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),(b) peritraumatic cognitive …

Terrifying experiences that rupture people's sense of predictability and invulnerability can
profoundly alter the ways in which they subsequently deal with their emotions and with their …

Disturbances in aspects of memory described in current learning and cognitive theories are
much more strongly associated with the presence of psychiatric disorder than with mere …

This chapter focuses on psychological factors that seem related to the etiology or
maintenance of chronic% PTSD%. To this end, I first present data to indicate that individuals …