PTSD en stress disorder
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: - Patients with a diagnosis of chronic PTSD with symptom duration > 3 months - CAPS score of * 45 - Male and female, aged 18 years and above - Written informed consent - Eligible for exposure therapy;Controls: - Meeting the stressor A criterion of DSM-IV PTSD - Male and female, aged 18 years and above - Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patienten: - Suicidal risk - Presence of any of the following DSM IV diagnoses: psychotic disorder incl. schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, or excessive substance related disorder. - Primary diagnosis of severe depressive disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will first examine differences in the deviant-stimuli induced alpha suppression between PTSD and controls. We will then see how these differences in PTSD individuals relate to their treatment outcome. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| - | — |
Countries
Netherlands