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CBT and PTSD
PTSD has been found in this study to be a problem for returning wartime veterans in the armed forces and this problem has presented challenges for practitioners. PTSD is differentiated from other clinical problems such as depression and presents with various symptoms following having been exposed to trauma. PTSD is an ongoing problem for veterans and treatment options examined in this study include the cognitive behavioral approach to treatment. Cognitive conditions in regards to mental health of veterans is noted in this study to be a problem and to be an increasing challenge in treatment since it is elevated among women veterans due to prolonged exposure to stressors. Supportive intervention has been examined as one possible behavioral therapy in this study and noted to be particularly effective in treating female veterans and active duty personnel.
Cognitive restructuring methods have been examined for use in treating PTSD in veterans and to be appropriate for use under two conditions including correcting the causality and responsibility associated with traumatic scenes in the memory of veterans and in individual therapy sessions focused on that task. Treatment planning for cognitive behavioral therapy in treating war veterans is a long-term process that is inclusive of intensive and short-term treatment...
Wartime veterans who seek social supports are better able to cope with PTSD and this is referred to as adaptive cognitive coping strategies which has been found in this study to be particularly effective in treating PTSD in veterans who actively served during war since there have been a large base of studies which demonstrate a direct link between the size of the veterans social network and the veterans psychological adjustment following wartime service.
Findings in this study include that multiple response systems or specifically cognitive, behavioral, and psychophysiological response systems provide the most comprehensive assessment of the efficacy of treatment of PTSD in wartime veterans. This study noted that development of just such a multi-method assessment at Jackson VA Medical Center for use in providing behavioral, subjective/cognitive, and psychophysiological indices of anxiety in response to visual and auditory stimuli linked to the trauma-inducing event. Behavioral activation therapy was found to be effectively in treating depression and to be a potentially beneficial intervention for veterans with chronic PTSD.
There is presently research being conducted among several VA Centers in what is a longitudinal survey for prediction of the use…
Bibliography
PTSD Treatment Options (2011) Defense Centers of Excellence. Retrieved from: http://www.dcoe.health.mil/ForHealthPros/PTSDTreatmentOptions.aspx
Treatment of PTSD (2011) United States Department of Veterans Affairs. National Center for PTSD. Retrieved from: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/treatment-ptsd.asp
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