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The effect of imaginal exposure length on outcome of treatment for PTSD.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Foa, Edna B. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | The effects of prolonged imaginal exposure sessions (60 minutes; n=60) were compared with those of shorter exposure sessions (30 minutes, n=32) for patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Consistent with the authors' hypothesis, patients who received 30-minute imaginal exposure sessions showed less within-session habituation than patients who received 60-minute exposure sessions. However, no differences between patients who received 60-minute and 30-minute exposure sessions emerged on improvement in PTSD-symptoms, state anxiety, depression, and end-state functioning, both at posttreatment and at 1-month follow-up. No group differences were found with regard to between-sessions habituation, number of sessions, and dropout rate. Results suggest that 30-minute imaginal exposure sessions are as effective as 60-minute exposure sessions and that within-session habituation may not be a necessary condition for successful treatment of PTSD. Future research is needed to replicate these findings and extend them to other clinical populations. |
| Starting Page | 947 |
| Ending Page | 960 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/ctsa/assets/user-content/documents/VanMinnenFoa_DurationExposure_2006.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/assets/user-content/documents/VanMinnenFoa_DurationExposure_2006.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/assets/user-content/documents/VanMinnenFoa_DurationExposure_2006.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 16929519v1 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of traumatic stress |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Anxiety Disorders Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Depressive disorder Drug habituation Patients Stress Disorders, Traumatic |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
