Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

by John C. Markowitz

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, debilitating public health problem. Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs), and specifically exposure-based therapy, have long dominated PTSD treatment. Empirically supported treatments-Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and virtual reality therapy-all have relied upon the "fear extinction model" of exposing patients to reminders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019046559X
• ISBN13: 9780190465599
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"