Patients suffering from intrusive memories after traumatic experiences Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Patients receive 2 interventions in random order in the course of the study at T1 (T0 + 2 weeks) and T2 (T0 + 4 weeks):
1. Reactivation of a trauma-related memory by writing down the memory of a speci
Sponsors
University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18+ years 2. Have experienced a traumatic event (fulfilling criterion A for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5) 3. Suffer from at least 3 distinguishable intrusive scenes that may relate to one or several different traumatic events (i.e. trauma-related scenes that occur as intrusive memories). Those scenes should have occurred each at least once a week for the past 4 weeks 4. Sufficient knowledge of the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute suicidal tendency 2. Severe self-harming behavior, requiring medical care within last 6 months 3. Substance abuse (excluding nicotine) within last 6 months 4. Psychotic symptoms within last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of intrusions per week, assessed by patients via an intrusion diary continuously for each week of the 8-week study duration; main focus is on the specific effect on the frequency of intrusions in the weeks following the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of PTSD-related symptoms, assessed via PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) at T0, T1, T2, and two weeks after T2 | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed