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Trial reportBehaviour research and therapy2026

Comparison of the processing of positive memories technique and supportive counseling for posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

Ateka A Contractor, David Rosenfield, Isamar M Almeida, Siyuan Wang, Daniel J Taylor, Nicole H Weiss, M Tracie Shea

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Trial report in Behaviour research and therapy, 2026. 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

7 authors.

Ateka A ContractorDepartment of Psychology, University of North Texas, USA. Electronic address: ateka.contractor@unt.edu.
David RosenfieldDepartment of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, USA.
Isamar M AlmeidaDepartment of Psychology, University of North Texas, USA.
Siyuan WangDepartment of Psychology, University of North Texas, USA.
Daniel J TaylorDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, USA.
Nicole H WeissDepartment of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, USA.
M Tracie SheaDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA.

Funding

Examination and Refinement of a Novel Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT)R15MH129773 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS · PI CONTRACTOR, ATEKA · 2022 to 2022
$428k
NIMH NIH HHS R15 MH129773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research suggests that positive memory processes influence maintenance, onset, and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. A novel PTSD intervention-Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT)-addresses positive memory processes as an active treatment ingredient. This study compared PPMT to Supportive Counseling (SC) in a randomized controlled trial to examine their comparative effects on PTSD symptom severity and mechanistic targets (affect) underlying treatment effects. Seventy adults with PTSD (M

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CounselingMemoryStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAffectPositive autobiographical memoriesPosttraumatic stress disorderProcessing of positive memories techniqueRandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID42172818
PMCPMC13390724

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