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Developed by Edna Foa, prolonged exposure therapy exposes patients to their traumatic event over and over again while being in a safe place (Blankenship 277). Although prolonged exposure therapy is one treatment it has four main elements including education, breathing retraining, in vivo exposure, and imaginal exposure. Education consists of learning about the treatment, treatment symptoms, and goals of the treatment. Breathing retraining helps patients to relax and calm themselves when they become anxious. In vivo exposure allows patients with PTSD to be put in real-life situations that they are not comfortable with due to the trauma they have faced. Lastly, imaginal exposure allows the patients with post-traumatic stress disorder to talk through their traumatic event while it is recorded. After repeatedly talking through their event, the patient then listens to what they have said (Swan 28). Prolonged exposure therapy occurs over eight to fifteen sessions. Each session can range from 60 to 90 minutes depending on the patient and their specific needs (Blankenship 278). This treatment helps patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by allowing them to face their fears associated with the traumatic event and gain control over their emotions (Swan 28). Prolonged exposure therapy is proven to be a very effective therapy and is highly supported for the use of treating PTSD (Blankenship

In thinking about developing an exposure-based model working with veterans who experience PTSD, I plan to use prolonged exposure therapy (PE) because it has been shown to be effective with veterans and in treating anxiety and depression. I plan to use a 15-session model that has been adapted already for use within the Department of Veteran Affairs. This model will be implemented using small groups of six. Knowing that Veterans typically have a trust issue when it comes to personal problems, it will be important that I take the time to establish a trusting therapeutic relationship. Therefore, I will initially meet with each Veteran individually and explain the group atmosphere and the basis of PE, as well as building rapport,

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or as many know by the abbreviation PTSD, is a complex mental issue that affects several every day. People that know of post-traumatic stress disorder tend to connect it to military personnel. In recent years, PTSD has been diagnosed in people who have endured other types of high-stress experiences as well (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)). In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III). Although PTSD was recognized as a mental disorder in 1980, in the 1800’s doctors began to notice that soldiers were “exhausted” from war and would experience mental shutdowns and similar symptoms of

According to Tuerk, Yoder, Ruggiero, Gros & Acierno (2010), prolonged exposure therapy is a form of therapy treatment applied in posttraumatic stress disorders. Prolonged exposure treatment based on behavioral and cognitive levels of therapy, is a method used in treatment of trauma where the victim remembers the triggers of trauma rather than letting go, as it has been the case. Trained Social workers, psychologists and psychiatrist offer treatment to these conditions. What causes post traumatic stress disorders is not clearly known, but a mix of one's personality, inherited mental functionality risks, the way the brain releases chemicals in dealing with stress, and one's life experiences can be used to draw some insights (Powers, Halpern, Ferenschak, Gillihan & Foa, 2010).

Sticking to adult testing, one specific test that is being used for adults with PTSD is the Penn Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Penn Inventory) (Hammarberg, 2014) created in 1992 by Melvyn Hammarberg (Norris & Hamblen). The Penn Inventory was first made to test veterans but the questions had a barnum effect, meaning that they were applicable to a varity of people. To get the

Within the human experience, there has always been a risk of exposure to both physical and psychological trauma. The threat of violence, personal tragedies, and economic and social catastrophes are all possible triggers for an onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). What was once reserved as a diagnosis for veterans has been found to affect both young and old. The development of various assessment tools have been used in diagnosing PTSD and one of the most commonly used tests is the Post-Traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale. It is an assessment that was developed and validated by Edna Foa to provide a brief but reliable self-report measure of PTSD for use in both clinical and research settings (Zalta, Gillihan, Fisher, Mintz, McLean, Yehuda, & Foa, 2014). The Post-Traumatic Diagnostic Scale is an assessment instrument deigned to be taken by adults with at least an eighth grade reading level. This review of will evaluate the hits, misses, false positive errors, and false negative errors of this instrument and how to each area is applied in interpreting the construct measurement of this assessment tool. Although the Post Traumatic diagnostic Scale has consistently ranked high with clinicians and researchers, in self-reporting the definition of trauma can potentially become subjective and compromise the reliability of the assessment tool.

" In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme ".(Matthew J. Friedman, MD,

At Oceanside Trauma we would use several assessment tools for Mr. Van Winkle including the Clinicians Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the Generalized Contentment Scale (GCS), and the Mississippi Scale for combat Related PTSD (M-PTSD). The military PTSD checklist may also be utilized if needed. Each respective assessment was chosen for their unique properties and documented success. The CAPS provides information on both current and lifetime PTSD. It provides a continuous measure of each PTSD symptom along two dimensions: intensity and frequency. Recent studies show that CAPS has become the instrument of choice in drug or psychotherapy treatment research. The GCS is a 25 item scale that measures the client’s degree, severity, or magnitude of depression. It focuses largely on affective aspects of clinical depression. The assessment focuses on the respondents feelings with respect to behaviors, attitudes, and events associated with depression. Empirical research has showcased its excellent scores in both reliability and validity. The M-PTSD scale is a 35 item assessment designed for deployed veterans. This scale compliments the GCS as it focuses on both guilt and suicidal tendencies. It is the appropriate instrument to administer to all of our combative veterans. It has performed extremely well in research and clinical settings (Friedman 2000). The

The focus for this research paper is learning more of the fundamentals of PTSD Checklist for DSM 5, and how it applies with individuals who relive a traumatic experience, leading for better treatment. This assessment is available for any age, as the traumatic experience can be from any sort of violent event such sexual assault, domestic abuse, accidents and etc. (Meiser- Stedman, et al., 2009). PTSD Checklist focus on both children and the adult as they are both prone to relive their experience through flashbacks, nightmares and their behavior is more challenging compare to other peers.

In order to explore the efficacy of VRET we investigate its effect on reducing symptoms of PTSD and compare it to prolonged exposure. Prolonged exposure (PE) is considered a gold standard in PTSD treatment due to the significant evidence supporting its efficacy (Rothbaum, Hodges, Ready, Graap, Alarcon, 2001; Powers et al., 2010). So far there have been seven studies comparing the effects of VRET to PE in treating PTSD. The control group in these studies involvs traditional PE in which patients re-experience traumatic memories through imaginal and in-vivo exposure with the help of a therapist.

The study’s objective is to determine the prevalence, the course, and the comorbidity of war zone PTSD in military personnel across a 25-year time

“Although Complex PTSD is not a free-standing diagnosis, the DSM-IV Field Trials for PTSD supported

The main instrument used for this study was the “Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS). This instrument is a clinician administered interview that has 24-items on the assessment. This assessment maps on DSM-IV criteria. It yields “a PTSD total score as well as scores on re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal subscales. This assessment is scored on a scale from 0-3, with a total score ranging from 0-51. The CPSS has a respectable test-retest reliability. The reliability of 0.84 for the total score and “0.85 for re-experiencing, 0.63 for avoidance and 0.76 for

Inclusion of posttraumatic stress disorder in the DSM-III was a landmark victory in recognizing the legitimacy of the disorder. Short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM presents over two hundred mental disorders with a list of symptoms which are each required to make a diagnosis. The manual also lists the history of the disorder, potential complications, factors which aid a person’s predisposition to a particular illness, and similar disorders which may pose problems for accurate diagnosis. Over the previous two editions, the DSM-I and DSM-II, the DSM-III carried more authority through the rigorous procedures of the fourteen separate advisory committees consisting of top expects in mental health and with backing by the American Psychiatric Association and the National Institute of Mental Health. The most thorough and authoritative text on diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM-III became a

There is conflict within the two groups DSM-5 and ICD-11 concerning whether CTPSD should be implemented as a new diagnosis. The DSM-5 group reviewed literature regarding CPTSD (Resnick et al 2012) and concluded there is not enough distinct evidence to negate a new diagnosis. However, the members of ICD -11 disagree with DSM-5 and feel that there is need for a new diagnosis and have adopted CPTSD as a sibling diagnosis. The ICD -11 group used data gathered in the field using a sample of adults who were exposed to prolonged traumatic events. (Cloitre et al 2013) The findings found that those exposed met the symptoms and criteria for Post-Traumatic stress Disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress