Trial reportPsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2017
Trauma cognitions are related to symptoms up to 10 years after cognitive behavioral treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- Identifying predictors of long-term treatment outcomes using narratives from written exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy for PTSD.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2025Trial
- The effect of time since index trauma on trauma-related beliefs.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- Using Client Narratives to Identify Predictors of Outcome in Written Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy.Behavior therapy · 2023Trial
- The Association Between Negative Trauma-Related Cognitions and Pain-Related Functional Status Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder.Journal of traumatic stress · 2019Trial
- Obsessive Beliefs in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy : RET · 2025Article
- Conflict-related and sexual trauma in treatment-seeking Arabic-speaking men: a cross-sectional study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Predictors of dropout in cognitive processing therapy for PTSD: An examination of in-session treatment processes.Behaviour research and therapy · 2023Article
- Psychosocial interventions for survivors of rape and sexual assault experienced during adulthood.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Examining trauma cognition change trajectories among initial PTSD treatment non-optimal responders: a potential avenue to guide subsequent treatment selection.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Evaluating changes in negative posttrauma cognition as a mechanism of PTSD severity changes in two separate intensive treatment programs for veterans.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Resilience predicts posttraumatic cognitions after a trauma reminder task and subsequent positive emotion induction among veterans with PTSD.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2022Article
- Deep learning model of fMRI connectivity predicts PTSD symptom trajectories in recent trauma survivors.NeuroImage · 2021Article
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- Processes of Change in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth: An Emotional Processing Theory Informed Approach.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2021Article
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- Suppression, but not reappraisal, is associated with inflammation in trauma-exposed veterans.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2020Article
- Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2020Review
- Maintenance of treatment gains up to 12-months following a three-week cognitive processing therapy-based intensive PTSD treatment programme for veterans.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Shame Proneness, Negative Cognitions, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Women with a History Sexual Trauma.Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma · 2020Article
- The Indirect Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma History and Alcohol Use via Negative Cognitions in a Multisite Alcohol Treatment Sample.Alcoholism treatment quarterly · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined (a) relationships between trauma-related cognitions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pretreatment through a long-term period after cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for PTSD and (b) whether these relationships were impacted by treatment type.
methodParticipants were 171 women randomized into treatment for PTSD after rape. Measures of self-reported trauma-related cognitions and interviewer-assessed PTSD symptoms (i.e., Posttraumatic Maladaptive Beliefs Scale, Trauma-Related Guilt Inventory, and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale) were obtained at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3-month, 9-month, and 5-10 year follow-ups. Multilevel regression analyses were used to examine relationships between trauma-related cognitions and PTSD symptoms throughout the study period and whether these relationships differed as a function of treatment type (i.e., Cognitive Processing Therapy or Prolonged Exposure).
resultsInitial multilevel regression analyses that examined mean within-participant associations suggested that beliefs regarding Reliability and Trustworthiness of Others, Self-Worth and Judgment, Threat of Harm, and Guilt were related to PTSD symptoms throughout follow-up. Growth curve modeling suggested that patterns of belief change throughout follow-up were similar to those previously observed in PTSD symptoms over the same time period. Finally, multilevel mediation analyses that incorporated time further suggested that change in beliefs was related to change in symptoms throughout follow-up. With 1 minor exception, relationships between beliefs and symptoms were not moderated by treatment type.
conclusionsThese data suggest that trauma-related cognitions are a potential mechanism for long-term maintenance of treatment gains after CBT for PTSD. Moreover, these cognitions may be a common, rather than specific, treatment maintenance mechanism. (PsycINFO Database Record
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