Status: Information under development; update pending. Please refer to APA's Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD. Description...
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Relaxation Training for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support In relaxation-based treatments, patients are taught formal exercises focused on reducing somatic tension (e.g.,...
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: repeated exposure to trauma-related thoughts, feelings, and situations can help reduce the power they have to cause distress Essence...
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: changing the content of cognitions about a trauma can impact emotional and behavioral responses to the trauma Essence of...
Stress Inoculation Training for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support Stress Inoculation Training involves teaching coping skills to manage stress and anxiety. This may include training...
Seeking Safety for PTSD with Substance Use Disorder
Status: Strong Research Support Seeking Safety is a present-focused therapy to help people attain safety from trauma/PTSD and substance abuse. The...
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: Post-traumatic stress can be caused by exposure to war, natural disasters, sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse, accidents,...
Biofeedback-Based Treatments for Insomnia
Status: Modest Research Support Biofeedback is a training technique that conveys information about a patients’ bodily functions that are typically...
Paradoxical Intention for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support Paradoxical intention is a cognitive technique that consists of persuading a patient to engage in his or her most...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Status: Information under development; update pending. Please refer to APA's Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD. Description Eye...
Smoking Cessation with Weight Gain Prevention
Status: Modest Research Support Smoking Cessation with Weight Gain Prevention is a cognitive behavioral treatment that fosters tobacco cessation...
Stimulus Control Therapy for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support The main goal in stimulus control therapy is to reduce the anxiety or conditioned arousal individuals may feel when...