ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-6868; Marquenie, Loes; Olff, Miranda und Kindt, Merel
(September 2015):
Imagery Rescripting as stand-alone treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse.
In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Bd. 48: S. 170-176
Abstract
Objective: This case series tested the feasibility and explored the efficacy of Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) as a stand-alone treatment for PTSD related to childhood physical and/or sexual abuse (CA).
Method: Participants (6 women and 2 men) were patients with PTSD related to CA who entered an 8 week treatment program with 16 twice-weekly ImRs sessions. Blind assessments took place at pre- and post-treatment and at 3 month follow-up.
Results: Participants showed improvement in both self-reported and clinician-rated PTSD symptoms. Gains were maintained at 3-month follow-up. At post-treatment, 50% of participants no longer met criteria for PTSD, and this number increased to 75% at 3 month follow-up.
Limitations: The main limitation is the small sample size and the selective nature of the sample, which limits the generalizability of the findings.
Conclusions: This pilot study suggests that Imagery Rescripting as stand-alone treatment is feasible and effective without prior stabilization in an outpatient population with CA-related PTSD. Further replication is needed in form of a randomized controlled trial. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Keywords: | PTSD; Imagery Rescripting; Childhood sexual abuse; Case series |
Fakultät: | Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie |
Themengebiete: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 123579 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 25. Mrz. 2025 15:13 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 25. Mrz. 2025 15:13 |