Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Conditions
Interventions
The cognitive processing therapy
Sponsors
University of Tsukuba
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Those diagnosed as full or Partial PTSD by the CAPS with its score greater than 40 2.More than 6 months durationof PTSD 3.Those who live in the catchment area of the participating centers 4.Those who can spend 2 hours a day to do the homework assignment 5.Native Japanese speaker
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who cannot continue the treatment due to concurrent psychiatric disorders (ex. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,alcohol/drug related disorder, A cluster personality disorder.etc.)and severe self-destrutive symptoms(self-injury or suicidal attempt) 2.Those who have a history of epilepsy and whose EEG has not been normalized 3.Those who have too severe cognitive dysfunctions to do CPT sessions 4.Physical disease that may interfere psychological treatment 5.Those who have already received cognitive behavioral treatment for traumatic symptoms, or currently receive it 6.Those who cannot go to the hospital regularly(the absence rate of treatmnet periods > 50%) 7.Those who are judged by the screening doctors due to other reasons,such as pregnant,difficulty in understanding the procedure of the study or treatment protocol due to illiteracy or intellectual problem, ongoing or scheduled court litigation for which PTSD works favorably (excluding arbitration or litigation for divorce), and etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinician Administered Scale for PTSD(CAPS) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNobuaki Morita
University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed