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Trial reportYonsei medical journal2024

Open Trial of a Brief Imagery-Based Stabilization Psychotherapy for Adults with Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Boyoung Son, Daeho Kim, Hyunji Lee, Ji Young Min, Jiyoung Hong

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Trial report in Yonsei medical journal, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Boyoung SonDepartment of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2362-5555
Daeho KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-6775
Hyunji LeeCenter for Victims of Crime, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7470-9416
Ji Young MinCenter for Victims of Crime, Ministry of Justice, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7912-6153
Jiyoung HongDepartment of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4040-4362

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEarly intervention after trauma is needed for reduction in clinical distress and prevention of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study describes findings from an open pilot trial of a brief stabilization psychotherapy based on imagery techniques for adults with acute PTSD (i.e., within 3 months of onset). MATERIALS AND

methodsFour sessions of 60-minute individual psychotherapy were conducted on 18 participants with PTSD within 3 months after accidents, 15 of whom completed the treatment. The clinician-administered PTSD scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scales, and self-questionnaires were administered at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-month follow-up.

resultsEight (53.3%) of the 15 patients at post-treatment and 8 of the 9 patients at 6-month follow-up did not meet the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. Reliable change of PTSD symptoms after treatment was observed in 6 of 15 (45.0%) patients at post-treatment and in 4 of 9 (45.0%) patients after 6 months. There was a significant decrease in PTSD, depression, anxiety, and impaired quality of life scores after treatment, and these gains were maintained after 6 months. No cases of exacerbated PTSD symptoms were observed among completers and non-completers.

conclusionOur findings suggest that brief stabilization sessions are safe treatment options for acute PTSD (KCT0001918).

Indexed as

Imagery, PsychotherapyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultPosttraumatic stress disorderpsychological traumapsychotherapystabilization

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PMID39313449
PMCPMC11427121

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