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Written exposure therapy as step one in reducing the burden of PTSD
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Written exposure therapy as step one in reducing the burden of PTSD
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Austern
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David
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1981-
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David Austern
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Fishman
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Petronko
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Michael R
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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2015
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2015-10
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2015
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The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a stepped-care model of treatment on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and sequelae in United States' Veterans. The study provides a literature review of the burden of PTSD, describes current best treatment practices, and illustrates key processes in the service-delivery of these treatments. Treatment considerations are demonstrated via three hybrid case examples, which serve as vivid portrayals of Veteran clients who struggle with research-consistent PTSD symptomatology and difficulties engaging in psychotherapy. In addition to being informed by clinical examples in relevant psychological literature, these composite cases, “Alex,” “Bruno,” and “Charles,” contain disguised aspects drawn from psychotherapy clients who have been in my caseload in a PTSD clinic. Demonstrating these clients’ courses of treatment provides an avenue for describing key clinical issues related to Veteran engagement in evidence-based PTSD therapy. By adopting a qualitative, disciplined inquiry approach, treatment is tailored to the client’s unique psychological struggles within the context of historical, contextual, and cultural factors. Using a pragmatic case study research format (Fishman, 2005), case material is analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The cases illustrate how a stepped-care model of treatment, beginning with Written Exposure Therapy and culminating in Prolonged Exposure, has the potential to be distinctively helpful in the treatment of Veterans suffering from PTSD. These case studies are designed to be a resource for therapists who seek to gain additional understanding of how to provide efficient and effective treatment to Veterans.
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Clinical Psychology
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Veterans--Mental health
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1 online resource (viii, 98 p. : ill.)
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by David Austern
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ETD doctoral
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David
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2015-05-01 00:47:07
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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