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- Title
Cognitive change predicts symptom reduction with cognitive therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Authors
Kleim, Birgit; Grey, Nick; Wild, Jennifer; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W; Stott, Richard; Hackmann, Ann; Clark, David M; Ehlers, Anke
- Abstract
There is a growing body of evidence for the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but few studies to date have investigated the mechanisms by which TF-CBT leads to therapeutic change. Models of PTSD suggest that a core treatment mechanism is the change in dysfunctional appraisals of the trauma and its aftermath. If this is the case, then changes in appraisals should predict a change in symptoms. The present study investigated whether cognitive change precedes symptom change in Cognitive Therapy for PTSD, a version of TF-CBT.
- Publication
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2013, Vol 81, Issue 3, p383
- ISSN
1939-2117
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0031290