Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Combat- and Terror-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00229372.

Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related PTSD: A Case Study

“…For example, PE was found to be efficacious in treating PTSD related to physical and sexual assault (e.g., Foa et al, 1999;Foa, Hembree, et al, 2005;Resick, Nishith, Weaver, Astin, & Feuer, 2002;Resick, Williams, Suvak, Monson, & Gradus, 2012), military combat (Nacasch et al, 2011;Schnurr et al, 2007;Thorp, Stein, Jeste, Patterson, & Wetherell, 2012), motor vehicle accidents (Blanchard et al, 2003), and mixed traumas (Bryant et al, 2008;Marks, Lovell, Noshirvani, Livanou, & Thrasher, 1998). Importantly, the evidence for the efficacy of PE emerged from research centers around the world.…”

“…However, the vast majority of clinical trials examining PE have been conducted with civilian trauma samples and with prior-service military personnel seen in the Veterans Administration medical system many years after the initial trauma exposure (as reviewed by Peterson, Luethcke, Borah, Borah, & Young-McCaughan, 2011). Whether these findings generalize to active-duty military personnel warrants further study, although initial findings are promising (e.g., Cigrang, Peterson, & Schobitz, 2005;Cigrang et al, 2011;McLay, McBrien, Wiederhold, & Wiederhold, 2010;Nacasch et al, 2007Nacasch et al, , 2011Schnurr et al, 2007).…”

Are 60-Minute Prolonged Exposure Sessions With 20-Minute Imaginal Exposure to Traumatic Memories Sufficient to Successfully Treat PTSD? A Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial

“…Indeed, the impetus to reduce the length of sessions in van Minnen and Foa's study was the change in reimbursement regulations in the Netherlands. Moreover, the efficacy of PE in the treatment of individuals suffering from combat-and terror-related PTSD has been demonstrated in several recent studies (e.g., Nacasch et al, 2011;Schneier et al, 2012;Tuerk et al, 2011). The number of PTSD cases related to combat and terror is increasing due to the significant rise in worldwide combat and terror violence over the last decade.…”

Delivering Clinical Practice Guideline–Concordant Care for PTSD and Major Depression in Military Treatment Facilities

“…Evidence-based psychotherapies were typically delivered in weekly sessions when they were evaluated in efficacy trials (Nacasch et al, 2011), though biweekly or monthly sessions can be used when patients are nearing the end of their course of treatment (i.e., tapering of sessions). Medication management visits are more typically scheduled monthly and then less often after the patient is stable.…”