Novel approaches for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions and insights from clinical trials

D Saccenti, L Lodi, AS Moro, S Scaini, B Forresi… - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
First-line treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) encompass a wide range of
pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies. However, many patients fail to respond to such …

To BDZ or not to BDZ? That is the question! Is there reliable scientific evidence for or against using benzodiazepines in the aftermath of potentially traumatic events for …

B Campos, V Vinder, RBF Passos… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Most international guidelines suggest that benzodiazepines (BDZs) may be
inefficient or iatrogenic in the aftermath of a potentially traumatic event (PTE). The goal of …

Intrusive traumatic reexperiencing: pathognomonic of the psychological response to traumatic stress

Y Bar-Haim, MB Stein, RA Bryant… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Recent advances in neuroscience research on stress have had only minimal impact on the
diagnosis and treatment (1, 2) of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clinical …

Predictors of response to prolonged exposure, sertraline, and their combination for the treatment of military PTSD

SAM Rauch, HM Kim, S Lederman… - The Journal of …, 2021 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
Objective: The current study is an analysis of predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) treatment response in a clinical trial comparing (1) prolonged exposure plus placebo …

A Scoping Review of Interventions Targeting the Mental Health of Australian Veterans

B Wadham, L Andrewartha, S Lawn, I Onur… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Serving in the military can have significant impacts on the mental health of veterans and
their families. Military personnel can be exposed to a range of physical stressors …

Clinical relevance of subthreshold PTSD versus full criteria PTSD following traumatic brain injury in US service members and veterans

LM French, TA Brickell, SM Lippa, AA Rogers… - Journal of affective …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the influence of
subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and full PTSD on quality of life following …

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom cluster structure in prolonged exposure therapy and virtual reality exposure

ES Stevens, KJ Bourassa, AM Norr… - Journal of traumatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emotional processing theory of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) posits that
avoidance is central to PTSD development and maintenance. Prolonged exposure (PE) …

Factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in persons with serious mental illness

W Lu, KT Mueser, PT Yanos, Y Jia, A Siriram… - Journal of Mental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common among
individuals with serious mental illness (SMI; eg, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder …

Relationship between change in in-vivo exposure distress and PTSD symptoms during exposure therapy for active duty soldiers

AM Norr, KJ Bourassa, ES Stevens… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The current study sought to examine the relationship between changes in distress
for items on in-vivo exposure hierarchies and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom …

[HTML][HTML] Which PTSD symptom would mediate the relationship between trauma exposure and depressive symptoms? Findings from two samples of trauma-exposed …

HW Fung, GF Yuan, C Liu, J Liu, W Shi… - Psychiatry Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent studies have documented that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are
robustly associated with depressive symptoms and may mediate the relationship between …