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COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY (CPT) for PTSD, DEPRESSION ANXIETY

4/12/2014

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    CPT involves a structured, sequenced approach to address the unique needs of  each patient suffering from PTSD and/or DEPRESSION. Specifically, CPT is a  short-term treatment that has been shown to work in as few as 12 treatment  sessions.  Of course, treatment may be provided for longer periods depending on each individual's needs. Sessions address the following issues:  
        1. Educating patients about PTSD and explaining the nature of their symptoms
        2. Helping patients explore how traumatic events have affected their lives
        2. Learning about connections between trauma-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
        3. Remembering the traumatic event and experiencing the emotions associated with it 
        4. Increasing patients' ability to challenge maladaptive thoughts about the trauma
        5. Helping  patients increase their understanding of unhelpful thinking patterns and learn  new, healthier ways of thinking; and
        6. Facilitating patients' exploration of how each of 5 core themes have been affected by their traumatic experiences.

    CPT explores and helps survivors modify "stuck points" in the five major  areas of functioning that are usually affected by victimization: safety, trust,  power and control, self-esteem, and intimacy

    Why CPT? Because CPT works!
    There is strong scientific evidence that CPT  helps patients overcome PTSD and DERESSION that are associated with trauma  exposure. 
       1. Multiple randomized, controlled clinical trials have found  that CPT is better than no treatment or good comparison treatments in reducing  symptoms related to trauma.
      2.  CPT is effective in both military/veteran  and civilian populations.
      3.  Though I focus on use of CPT as an  individual treatment, there is evidence that CPT can also be delivered  effectively in a group format.
      4. CPT was developed and tested with  patients presenting with a wide range of comorbid disorders and complicated  trauma histories

    CPT is a non-threatening approach to PTSD that allows the client to  understand PTSD, their symptoms and to methodically uncover maladaptive thought  patterns.  Clients learn to apply healthier ways of thinking about their  traumatic experience and themselves.  CPT also addresses and helps clients  with issues related to safety, trust, power and control, self-esteem and  intimacy.  The treatment method provides the client with a before and after view of their  progress and provides the client with tools to use in everyday life once treatment is completed.  
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