Is written trauma exposure effective in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress in adults? A systematic review

Rachelle Dawson, Richard O'Kearney, Sonia McCallum, Sarah McKenna, Alison Calear, Reg Nixon

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Abstract

Introduction

The stepped-care model has been adopted by various healthcare systems to reduce costs and overcome barriers to treatment. Written exposure is a low-intensity treatment for PTSD that may be disseminated into stepped-care. Written exposure involves one or more sessions of writing about a traumatic experience, either online or in-person. It was the aim of this review to systematically assess the efficacy for written exposure in reducing posttraumatic stress in adults across a plethora of writing paradigms, and to explore whether different features of writing paradigms account for differences in outcomes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies
Subtitle of host publicationBerlin, July 17th-20th 2019
EditorsThomas Heidenreich, Philip Tata, Simon Blackwell
Publisherdgvt-Verlag
Pages323-324
Number of pages2
VolumeVolume II: Posters
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-87159-852-4, 9783871598524
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies - CityCube, Berlin, Germany
Duration: 17 Jul 201920 Jul 2019
https://wcbct2019.org/ (Conference site)

Conference

Conference9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies
Abbreviated titleWCBCT2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period17/07/1920/07/19
Internet address

Keywords

  • Conference abstract
  • Conference poster
  • Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies
  • WCBCT2019
  • written trauma exposure
  • PTSD
  • stepped-care model
  • posttraumatic stress in adults
  • reduction of posttraumatic stress in adults

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