PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Trauma
Conditions
Interventions
Prolonged Exposure (PE) intervention will be provided online via a web conferencing system. Treatment is provided by a PE-certified therapist or higher in the PE treatment certification system, follow
Sponsors
Ino Keiko
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD in the DSM-5 2. duration of PTSD is at least 3 months 3. Age 18-65 years old 4. Patient has a family doctor within easy reach 5. Patient visits his/her family psychiatrist at least once a month 6. The family psychiatrist allows the patient to receive PE 7. Family psychiatrist is available to help with usual psychiatric crises
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. inexperienced operation of the web conferencing system that is deemed to interfere with the performance of treatment 2. suicide attempts or serious self-harm within the past 6 months 3. history of psychiatric hospitalization within the past 6 months (including emergency room hospitalization for high dose medication) 4. coexisting severe schizophrenia, current manic/hypomanic episodes, substance use disorder, mental retardation, or higher order dysfunction 5. ongoing litigation in which a PTSD diagnosis would be advantageous 6. other conditions deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator/principal investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CAPS-5 (Clinical Assessment of PTSD) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PTSD Diagnostic Scale PTSD Symptom Check List Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory Dissociative Experiences Scale Beck Depression Inventory-II State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Social Adjustment Scale Brief Pain Inventory | — |
Contacts
Public ContactKeiko Ino
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health
Outcome results
None listed