Neuroimaging studies and experimental data suggest that symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with dysfunctions of neural circuits linking prefrontal cortex and the limbic system that have a role in autobiographic episodic memory. High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been suggested to...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to reduce symptoms of PTSD in a veteran population. This study explored patterns of self-reported symptom change during CPT. Veterans (N = 60) with PTSD were randomized to receive CPT immediately or after 10 weeks. We hypothesized that those treated immediately would evidence initial symptom stability fol...

the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) and eye movement desensiti­zation and reprocessing (emdr) in reducing ptsd symptoms severity among iranian children 20 months after the 2008 qeshm earthquake. this study follows an experimental design with randomized pre-test post-test to control the internal and external validity of the study. in this st...

BACKGROUND/AIM Comorbidity of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression is often recognized in the clinical practice. The aim of the paper was to determine the severity of depression and the group of symptoms which are the most prominent in clinical depression comorbid with PTSD. METHODS Totally 60 patients were assessed and divided into the experimental and control group using ...

objective: the present study focuses on the effectiveness of problem-solving training program on female and male ptsd survivors of bam earthquake in iran. method: female and male subjects were requested to fill in several questionnaires including clinical interview, coping skills questionnaire, and a demographic form. the subjects also participated in a problem-solving training program. results...

OBJECTIVE Previous research shows that migraine and general headache symptoms increase after traumatic events. Questions remain about whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) produces migraine/headache symptoms, or if individuals afflicted by migraine/headache are especially likely to develop PTSD. We test whether PTSD symptoms following a natural disaster are associated with higher odds of...

BACKGROUND The most common mental health problems among refugees are depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, no previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been published on treating PTSD symptoms in a refugee camp population. OBJECTIVE Examining the effect of EMDR to reduce the P...