Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges
Description
This paper provides a current review of existing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a description of psychopharmacologic options, prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, especially as they pertain to military populations. It further offers a brief summary of promising treatments with a developing evidence base, encompassing both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Finally, challenges to the treatment of PTSD are summarized and future directions suggested.
Format
Journal
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Cukor, J., Olden, M., Lee, F., & Difede, J. (2010, October). Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1208(1), 82-89. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05793.x
Citation
“Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed April 29, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/20457.