Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Cognitive therapy significantly ameliorates PTSD symptoms

Published in Clinical Trials Week, June 6th, 2005

Cognitive therapy (CT) can significantly ameliorate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

"In a consecutive case series, 20 PTSD patients treated with CT showed highly significant improvement in symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety," according to researchers in England. "A subsequent randomized controlled trial compared CT (n=14) and a 3-month waitlist condition (WL, n=14)."

"CT led to large reductions in PTSD symptoms, disability, depression and anxiety, whereas the waitlist group did not improve," A. Ehlers and coauthors at the University of London found. "In both studies, treatment gains were well maintained at 6-month...

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Source: Clinical Trials Week (2005-06-06)

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