BackgroundIndividuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experience sexual disturbances. Objective: To determine whether intensive trauma-focused treatment is associated with an improvement in sexual functioning (i.e., sexual…
Objective Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a classification within the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11) that, besides the DSM-5 symptom clusters of post-post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), includes…
Sudden gains, defined as large and stable improvements in symptom severity during psychological treatment, have consistently been found to be associated with better outcomes across treatments and diagnoses. Yet, insights on coherent predictors of…
Autistic people commonly experience co-morbid mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and low mood. General consensus is that autistic people can benefit from evidence-based psychological therapies, with…
Posited advantages of intensive trauma-focused therapy include treatment efficiency, rapidity of results, reduced risk of treatment-related destabilization, reduced risk of treatment disruption, and reduced total treatment cost (Greenwald, Camden et…
Background:While normal tinnitus is a short-term sensation of limited duration, in 10–15% of the general population it develops into a chronic condition. For 3–6% it seriously interferes with many aspects of life. Objective: The aim of this trial was…
Unprocessed trauma can have a devastating impact on all areas of development (Van der Kolk et al., 2009). Chronically traumatised children can be difficult to engage in trauma-focused treatment, especially when they are removed from their families by…
Background Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD. However, it is unclear whether EMDR shows the same effectiveness in patients with substance use disorders (SUD) and comorbid PTSD. In this trial,…
