Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma
Individuals who experience repeated interpersonal trauma exposure often present with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with more complex features. There is currently no consensus regarding whether current evidence-based interventions for PTSD need to be tailored to better account for these comple...
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| author | Georgina Clifford Richard Meiser-Stedman Rebecca D. Johnson Caitlin Hitchcock Tim Dalgleish |
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| description | Individuals who experience repeated interpersonal trauma exposure often present with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with more complex features. There is currently no consensus regarding whether current evidence-based interventions for PTSD need to be tailored to better account for these complex features. However, one recommended adaptation is to adopt a phase-based or sequenced approach involving three phases, each with a distinct function. This paper describes the development of a 12-session Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Programme, adapted from Cloitre’s Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) phase-based treatment protocol. A single case series provided a preliminary examination of the group-based intervention’s efficacy for three groups of women with a history of repeated interpersonal trauma and PTSD with complex features (N = 15; age 19–46 years) at The Haven Sexual Assault Referral Centre in London. Results revealed significant reductions in: PTSD, complex features of PTSD, and depression, along with improvements in process measures of maladaptive cognitions and emotion processing. Results from this case series demonstrate that an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Programme holds promise for treating individuals with a history of interpersonal trauma in outpatient settings, and provides evidence to warrant the completion of a feasibility trial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8be729a11f7645d79cb7a9fc80a140dc2023-01-12T15:31:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662018-01-019110.1080/20008198.2018.14959801495980Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal traumaGeorgina Clifford0Richard Meiser-Stedman1Rebecca D. Johnson2Caitlin Hitchcock3Tim Dalgleish4Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitMedical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitSt. Mary’s HospitalMedical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitMedical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitIndividuals who experience repeated interpersonal trauma exposure often present with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with more complex features. There is currently no consensus regarding whether current evidence-based interventions for PTSD need to be tailored to better account for these complex features. However, one recommended adaptation is to adopt a phase-based or sequenced approach involving three phases, each with a distinct function. This paper describes the development of a 12-session Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Programme, adapted from Cloitre’s Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) phase-based treatment protocol. A single case series provided a preliminary examination of the group-based intervention’s efficacy for three groups of women with a history of repeated interpersonal trauma and PTSD with complex features (N = 15; age 19–46 years) at The Haven Sexual Assault Referral Centre in London. Results revealed significant reductions in: PTSD, complex features of PTSD, and depression, along with improvements in process measures of maladaptive cognitions and emotion processing. Results from this case series demonstrate that an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Programme holds promise for treating individuals with a history of interpersonal trauma in outpatient settings, and provides evidence to warrant the completion of a feasibility trial.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1495980posttraumatic stress disorderptsdcomplex ptsdcptsdemotion regulationtrauma-focused therapygroup therapygroup case series |
| spellingShingle | Georgina Clifford Richard Meiser-Stedman Rebecca D. Johnson Caitlin Hitchcock Tim Dalgleish Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma European Journal of Psychotraumatology posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd complex ptsd cptsd emotion regulation trauma-focused therapy group therapy group case series |
| title | Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| title_full | Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| title_fullStr | Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| title_short | Developing an Emotion- and Memory-Processing Group Intervention for PTSD with complex features: a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| title_sort | developing an emotion and memory processing group intervention for ptsd with complex features a group case series with survivors of repeated interpersonal trauma |
| topic | posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd complex ptsd cptsd emotion regulation trauma-focused therapy group therapy group case series |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1495980 |
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