ArticleGeneral hospital psychiatry
Written exposure therapy for treatment of perinatal PTSD among women with comorbid PTSD and SUD: A pilot study examining feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness.
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Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for Pregnant or Postpartum Adolescents and Youth With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an Open Pilot Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025Guideline
- A systematic review of written exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Pooled it
- Adverse perinatal events are associated with postpartum depression and anxiety in women veterans.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026Article
- Breaking the cycle: a review of the impacts of maternal PTSD, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and health disparities among Black women.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Review
- Expanding access to perinatal trauma care: A dual-model evaluation of perinatal narrative exposure therapy training.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- A Feasibility and Acceptability Trial of Narrative Exposure Therapy During Pregnancy.Behavior therapy · 2026Article
- Advancing equity in perinatal PTSD: a systemic trauma framework for written exposure therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Intergenerational links between parental trauma-related distress and child maladaptive emotion regulation: The role of emotion socialization.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- Associated factors of barriers to help-seeking among postpartum women with and without (childbirth-related) posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the cross-sectional study INVITE.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Promoting recovery and prevention simultaneously through peer providers to reduce the impact of childhood sexual abuse: Acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of an integrated intervention model.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2025Article
- Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD Integrated with Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills for Cannabis Use Disorder After Recent Sexual Assault: A Case Series.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- State of the Science: Written Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Behavior therapy · 2024Review
- Clinical Education: Addressing Prior Trauma and Its Impacts in Medical Settings.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Review
- An Overview for the General Psychiatrist Evaluating Patients With Obstetric and Neonatal Complications and Perinatal Loss.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Article
- Giving Voice to Women with Substance Use Disorder: Findings from Expressive Writing About Trauma.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Supporting the implementation of written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in an obstetrics-substance use disorder clinic in the Northeastern United States.SSM. Mental health · 2023Article
- Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Rural Perinatal Population.Journal of midwifery & women's healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis pilot open trial examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a 5-session evidence-based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during pregnancy. Participants were pregnant women with comorbid PTSD and substance use disorder (SUD) receiving prenatal care in a high risk obstetrics-addictions clinic.
methodsA total of 18 participants with probable PTSD engaged in the intervention, and 10 completed the intervention and were included in outcome analyses. Wilcoxon's Signed-Rank analyses were used to evaluate PTSD and depression symptoms and craving at pre-intervention to post-intervention and pre-intervention to the 6-month postpartum follow-up. Engagement and retention in WET and therapist fidelity to the intervention manual were used to assess feasibility. Quantitative and qualitative measures of patient satisfaction were used to assess acceptability.
resultsPTSD symptoms significantly decreased from pre-intervention to post-intervention (S = 26.6, p = 0.006), which sustained at the 6-month postpartum follow-up (S = 10.5, p = 0.031). Participant satisfaction at post-intervention was high. Therapists demonstrated high adherence to the intervention and excellent competence.
conclusionsWET was a feasible and acceptable treatment for PTSD in this sample. Randomized clinical trial studies with a general group of pregnant women are needed to expand upon these findings and perform a full-scale test of effectiveness of this intervention.
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