A systematic review of literature examining mediators and mechanisms of change in empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder

E Alpert, CS Tabke, TA Cole, DJ Lee… - Clinical Psychology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the availability of empirically supported treatments (ESTs) for posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), relatively little is known regarding these treatments' mechanisms of …

An empirical review of potential mediators and mechanisms of prolonged exposure therapy

AA Cooper, EG Clifton, NC Feeny - Clinical psychology review, 2017 - Elsevier
Prolonged exposure (PE) is an empirically-supported treatment for posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), but the precise mechanism (s) by which PE promotes symptom change are …

Virtual reality exposure therapy for adolescents with fear of public speaking: a non-randomized feasibility and pilot study

S Kahlon, P Lindner, T Nordgreen - Child and adolescent psychiatry and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is a common anxiety with onset in
adolescence and early adulthood. With the advent of consumer virtual reality (VR) …

Intensive prolonged exposure therapy for chronic PTSD patients following multiple trauma and multiple treatment attempts

L Hendriks, RA Kleine, TG Broekman… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Suboptimal response and high dropout rates leave room for improvement of
trauma-focused treatment (TFT) effectiveness in ameliorating posttraumatic stress disorder …

A review of the relationship between emotional learning and memory, sleep, and PTSD

PJ Colvonen, LD Straus, D Acheson… - Current Psychiatry …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The emotional memory and learning model of PTSD posits
maladaptive fear conditioning, extinction learning, extinction recall, and safety learning as …

A predictive coding account of value-based learning in PTSD: Implications for precision treatments

A Putica, KL Felmingham, MI Garrido… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
While there are a number of recommended first-line interventions for posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), treatment efficacy has been less than ideal. Generally, PTSD treatment …

Temporal sequencing of change in posttraumatic cognitions and PTSD symptom reduction during prolonged exposure therapy

MJ Kumpula, KZ Pentel, EB Foa, NJ LeBlanc, E Bui… - Behavior Therapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Prolonged exposure (PE) effectively reduces negative cognitions about self, world, and self-
blame associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with changes in posttraumatic …

Mechanisms of change in prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD: Implications for clinical practice.

LA Brown, LJ Zandberg, EB Foa - Journal of Psychotherapy …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
La terapia de exposición prolongada (EP) es un tratamiento altamente eficaz y eficaz para
el trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT). Además de reducir los síntomas de trastorno de …

The efficacy of 90-min versus 60-min sessions of prolonged exposure for PTSD: A randomized controlled trial in active-duty military personnel.

EB Foa, K Bredemeier, R Acierno… - Journal of consulting …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy is a first-line posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) treatment, but the manualized 90-min session format constitutes a barrier to …

Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD

JM Cisler, JE Dunsmoor, GA Fonzo… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by altered emotional and behavioral
responding following a traumatic event. In this article, we review the concepts of latent-state …