ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2022
Intensive outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder: a thematic analysis of patient experience.
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- Clients' experiences of psychotherapeutic interventions addressing trauma.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Pooled it
- "The world does not look the same anymore": The experiences of patients six months after finishing an intensive trauma treatment program.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- 12-month follow-up of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR and physical activity.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Therapeutic intensification in post-traumatic stress disorder worldwide: where do we stand?European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Review
- Confronting trauma as a team: therapists' experience with providing intensive trauma-focused treatment, within a framework of therapist rotation.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Educational, but demanding: the experience of therapists in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Trauma-Informed Care in Psychedelic Therapy Research: A Qualitative Literature Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Interventions in PTSD and Psychedelic Therapy Across Conditions.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Review
- Exhausting, but necessary: the lived experience of participants in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Adding physical activity to intensive trauma-focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: an open trial combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, and physical activity.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Intensive treatments have shown encouraging results in the treatment of several psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, qualitative studies on patient experiences with intensive treatment for PTSD remain scarce. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore patient experiences with an intensive, outpatient treatment for PTSD and to discover important factors behind treatment feasibility. Method: Eight participants were recruited from two groups of patients having completed the intensive treatment programme. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted, and data sets were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The main result indicated that patients experienced the treatment as very demanding, but still worth the effort in terms of reducing symptoms. The intensity was valued as useful. Participants emphasized the sense of unity with other participants as well as physical activity as important factors for completion of the treatment programme. The rotation of therapists was also highlighted as important for treatment efficacy. Conclusions: This study provides insights into what the patients experienced and emphasized as important aspects of treatment and essential factors for completing treatment. The main conclusions were that all of the patients evaluated the treatment as demanding, but the reward of reduced symptoms made it worthwhile. The high frequency of therapy sessions and the therapist rotation were reported to counteract avoidance and increase the patients' commitment to therapy. Physical activity and unity in the group were highlighted as essential for treatment feasibility. HIGHLIGHTS: • High treatment intensity enabled increased focus and adherence, and reduced avoidance. Therapist rotation led to heightened intensity and new learning experiences.• Physical activity and sense of unity through group elements were reported as important factors for treatment feasibility.
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