ReviewBehavior therapy2024
State of the Science: Written Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Review in Behavior therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Examining why therapists add sessions to the written exposure therapy protocol and whether it improves treatment outcome: A mixed-methods analysis.Psychological services · 2026Trial
- Left Write Hook: proof of concept for a survivor-designed, and peer-led programme incorporating expressive writing and boxing to support mental health in adult survivors of child sexual abuse.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Advancing equity in perinatal PTSD: a systemic trauma framework for written exposure therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring cardiac-related PTSD symptoms in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: protocol for an open-label trial of written exposure therapy and qualitative study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
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- A pilot study of twice-weekly group-based written exposure therapy for veterans in residential substance use treatment: effects on PTSD and depressive symptoms.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study of Twice-Weekly Group-Based Written Exposure Therapy for Veterans in Residential Substance Use Treatment: Effects on PTSD and Depressive Symptoms.Research square · 2024Article
- Design of a hybrid implementation effectiveness cluster randomized controlled trial of delivering written exposure therapy for PTSD in underserved primary care settings.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although there are effective psychotherapies available for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), brief treatments for PTSD are needed to expand the reach of treatment. Written exposure therapy (WET) is a brief treatment that has the potential to fill an important need in PTSD treatment and has a rapidly expanding evidence base to support its use. In this paper we provide information on how WET was developed, and we present proposed underlying mechanisms of the treatment and evidence supporting the underlying mechanism. The current evidence supporting WET for the treatment of PTSD is reviewed. The evidence indicates that WET is an efficacious and effective treatment approach for PTSD and is noninferior to more time-intensive evidence-based treatments for PTSD. The paper concludes with suggestions for expanding the evidence base of WET that is necessary for it to be considered a first-line treatment approach across clinical practice guidelines.
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