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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

A brief treatment for veterans with PTSD: an open-label case-series study.

Merel Kindt, Marieke Soeter

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Merel KindtDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Marieke SoeterWork Health Technology, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, Netherlands.
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Despite the positive outcomes observed in numerous individuals undergoing trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD, veterans with this condition experience notably diminished advantages from such therapeutic interventions in comparison to non-military populations. Methods: In a preliminary study we investigated the efficacy of an innovative treatment approach in a small sample of veterans ( Results: The findings from this small-scale case series cautiously indicate that this brief intervention, typically consisting of only one or two treatment sessions, shows promise in producing significant effects on symptoms of PTSD, distress and quality of life.This is particularly noteworthy given the complex symptomatology experienced by the veterans in this study. Conclusion: To summarize, there are grounds for optimism regarding this brief treatment of combat-related PTSD. It appears that the potential for positive outcomes is far greater than commonly believed, as demonstrated by the encouraging results of this pilot study.

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