According to current treatment guidelines for Complex PTSD (cPTSD), psychotherapy for
adults with cPTSD should start with a “stabilization phase.” This phase, focusing on teaching …

Background The diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) was
proposed several decades ago by scientist-practitioners, almost parallel to the first …

Among the important changes in the ICD‐11 is the addition of 21 new mental disorders. New
categories are typically proposed to: a) improve the usefulness of morbidity statistics; b) …

The culmination of more than 25 years of clinical work and research, this is the authoritative
presentation of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Background The WHO International Classification of Diseases, 11th version (ICD-11), has
proposed two related diagnoses, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD …

Background Clinical research suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients
exposed to multiple traumatic events (TEs) rather than a single TE have increased morbidity …

The process that resulted in the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM‐5; American …

Developmental trauma disorder (DTD) has been proposed as clinical framework for the
sequelae of complex trauma exposure in children. In this study, we investigated whether …

This insightful guide provides a pragmatic roadmap for treating adult survivors of complex
psychological trauma. Christine Courtois and Julian Ford present their effective, research …

The program applies the principles of Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy to help
adolescents emotionally process their traumatic experiences. The treatment program is …