PE for PTSD: Final Session and Recommendations

Meet Your Instructor: Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Ph.D.

Associate Vice-Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program
Director, Emory Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program
Paul A. Janssen Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology

Key Points

The last session incorporates imaginal exposure of the entire memory and an evaluation of the patient’s progress.
Avoidance prevents learning in the long term.
Under-engagement is one of the biggest obstacles to exposure therapy.
Over-engagement is when they’re so distressed that they’re not learning what they need to learn.
Treating the PTSD is the best way to help with other problems.
Treatment for PTSD is often difficult, but it’s extremely rewarding.