PE for PTSD Session 2: Summary
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
- Session 2 includes presenting the common reactions to trauma, presenting the rationale for in vivo exposure, introducing the patient to the SUDS scale, and constructing the in vivo hierarchy.
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Video 9, Take-Home Messages from this module.
Session 2 includes presenting the common reactions to trauma to the patient, presenting the rationale for in vivo exposure, introducing the patient to the SUDS scale, and constructing the in vivo hierarchy.
Foa, E., Hembree, E. A., Rothbaum, B. O., & Rauch, S. (2019). Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD: Emotional processing of traumatic experiences - Therapist guide (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. Rothbaum, B. O., Foa, E., Hembree, E. A., & Rauch, S. (2019). Reclaiming your life from a traumatic experience: Client workbook (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
We start out with the common reactions to trauma discussion. It’s very important that this is a conversation with the patient, not a lecture or a soliloquy.
Foa, E., Hembree, E. A., Rothbaum, B. O., & Rauch, S. (2019). Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD: Emotional processing of traumatic experiences - Therapist guide (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. Rothbaum, B. O., Foa, E., Hembree, E. A., & Rauch, S. (2019). Reclaiming your life from a traumatic experience: Client workbook (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.