Implosive (flooding) therapy reduces symptoms of PTSD in Vietnam combat veterans

Keane, Terence M.; Fairbank, John A.; Caddell, Juesta M.; Zimering, Rose T.

doi:10.1016/s0005-7894(89)80072-3

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“…These results are broadly congruent with the findings of Beckham et al (1996) and the suggestions of Keane et al (1989), among others. However, while some have argued that under certain circumstances benefit can be obtained from the careful, conservative evaluation of studies without controls (Cummings & Weiss, 1998), a controlled clinical trial is still imperative before a confident interpretation of these results can be made.…”

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The psychological effects of a lifestyle management course on war veterans and their spouses

Devilly

2002

J Clin Psychol

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This research assessed the effect on a war-veteran outpatient group in a week-long residential lifestyle-management course. This course also included the veterans' partners, and all participants were assessed at intake, postintervention, and at three-and six-month follow-ups. In summary, it was found that while there was a statistically significant drop in PTSD symptomatology for the veterans, the clinical utility of this improvement was minimal, with an estimated effect size of d ϭ 0.19 by six-month follow-up. However, the veterans displayed a significant decrease in measures of depression, anxiety, and stress by six-month follow-up, all with small-tomoderate effect sizes. Likewise, ratings of anger showed statistically significant improvement with a moderate effect size. While dyadic adjustment displayed a significant improvement to six-month follow-up, the derived effect size was small for the veterans. The spouses (all females in this study) displayed larger effect sizes on all measures, with the exception of ratings of anger, where a small effect was noted. Subjective quality-of-life indices displayed a significant change in the desired direction, although with a minimal effect for the veterans and a small effect size for the females. It was not feasible to have a control group during this naturalistic investigation and, therefore, caution is advised in over-generalizing from these data. However, these results warrant further 'controlled' investigation into the inclusion of spouses in the treatment of veterans and the utility of lifestyle-management courses as a first step in the treatment of trauma related problems that have become chronic in nature within the veteran community.

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confidence: 92%

The psychological effects of a lifestyle management course on war veterans and their spouses

Devilly

2002

J Clin Psychol

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“…Exposure-based interventions are often conducted under the general rubric of CBT, in which other techniques such as cognitive restructuring and relaxation training are integrated into the program. A number of studies support the efficacy of exposure-based therapies in various traumatized populations, including victims of accidents, natural disasters, and non-sexual assault (Bryant et al, 1999;Devilly & Spence, 1999;Marks, Lovell, Noshirvani, Livanou, & Thrasher, 1998), military combat (Keane, Fairbank, Caddell, & Zimering, 1989), and rape (Foa, Rothbaum, Riggs, & Murdoch, 1991;Foa et al, 1999).…”

Section: Therapies Of Chronic Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“First Do No Harm:” Emerging Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Reactions

Herbert

Sageman

2004

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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“…Instruments were the PTSD Symptoms Scale (16), the Beck Depression Inventory (17), and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (18). Each subject also received clinical assessments that included a complete prior psychiatric history, a mental status examination, and a checklist for commonly associated DSM-IV axis I disorders that was drawn from the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (19).…”

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Testimony Psychotherapy for Genocide Survivors: Providing a Common Ground Between Treatment and Prevention of Human Rights Abuse

Kulenoviĉ¹

2017

Journal of International Scientific Researches

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Testimony psychotherapy is a brief individual psychotherapeutic method for working with survivors of state-sponsored violence. First described by a group of Chilean mental health professionals who were working with survivors of political violence during the Pinochet dictatorship it was further described by Agger and Jensen in their work with refugees in Denmark and with Holocaust survivors. All groups report that testimony functions both in private and in public realm as a means for individual recovery and a means of bearing witness to historical truths.Although testimony approach is not strictly a clinical intervention, many have noted that it offers the survivor clinical benefits. This observation was confirmed in our study of testimony psychotherapy with survivors from Bosnia and Herzegovina.As part of research activities of the 'Project on Genocide, Psychiatry and Witnessing' of The University of Illinois at Chicago, dr Stevan Weine and I conducted a pilot clinical trial of testimony psychotherapy, at the same time creating oral history archives, and creating awareness in the community of Bosnian refugees of the importance of documenting the survivors' narratives. In this work we were functioning as witnessing professionals, committed to helping individual survivor's recovery, but also to addressing the social and historical tragedy of genocide.. Because we saw testimony work from an interdisciplinary perspective, we also sought to create testimony documents that would move outside of the psychotherapeutic dyad and make connections with others in the scholarly, human rights, artistic, and survivors' communities.

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Implosive (flooding) therapy reduces symptoms of PTSD in Vietnam combat veterans

Cited by 535 publications

References 22 publications

The psychological effects of a lifestyle management course on war veterans and their spouses

The psychological effects of a lifestyle management course on war veterans and their spouses

“First Do No Harm:” Emerging Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Reactions

Testimony Psychotherapy for Genocide Survivors: Providing a Common Ground Between Treatment and Prevention of Human Rights Abuse

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