Relatives' expressed emotion (EE) and PTSD treatment outcome

Abstract

The results highlight the importance of the quality of the patient's social environment in influencing their response to cognitive and behavioural treatments.

Addressing Dropout From Prolonged Exposure: Feasibility of Involving Peers During Exposure Trials

“…Results may also be very relevant to civilian patients for whom dropout from evidence based treatments for PTSD is also a significant and enduring problem, and for whom social support during treatment has been identified as key (Tarrier et al, 1999). If successful, this treatment adjunct will represent a new, efficient and exportable method to address the problematic rate of dropout from our most effective evidence based therapies for PTSD.…”

Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

“…Improvements in individual functioning during therapy, including reductions in post-traumatic symptoms, are also expected to involve various mechanisms. In some instances, these individual benefits may result from the reduction of significant negative exchanges in family relationships (e.g., reflecting high levels of criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement) that can act as psychosocial stressors and exacerbate PTSD symptoms (Tarrier 1999). Conversely, couple and family therapies may also promote symptom change by enabling family members to provide both comfort and social support; the latter of which predicts positive adjustment to both physical health problems and psychological disorders like PTSD (Dirkzwager 2003;Frasure-Smith 2000;Glass 1992;Kaniasty 2008).…”

Grupo de suporte para mulheres de veteranos de guerra: Um estudo qualitativo

“…Neste sentido, as implicações deste trabalho reflectem-se a dois níveis, i.e., ao nível do Veterano e ao nível da sua família, sendo necessário não só apoiar os veteranos mas também ajudar as famílias a minimizar os efeitos negativos do convívio prolongado com a sintomatologia do veterano de guerra. Por outro lado, não podemos ignorar o facto dum mau funcionamento familiar poder interferir com a eficácia da intervenção dirigida ao PTSD do veterano (Tarrier, Sommerfield, & Pilgrim, 1999).…”