Clients with PTSD are often distressed. Concern about their wellbeing is often part of the process for a clinician. Sometimes part of this concern is because of the client’s suicidal ideation. At times this concern includes if treatment will reduce or increase suicidal ideation. Brown et al. (2019) examined prolonged
Conversations about dropout and attendance can often be difficult with client’s who have PTSD and may feel compelled by avoidance to stay away from therapy. Now there is more CPT research to help your client understand the importance of completing therapy. Holmes et al. (2019) examined patterns of dose response
In 2019 two studies looked at why clients drop out of PTSD therapy. Browne et al. (2019) examined veterans self-reported reasons for non-attendance in psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Holder et al. (2019) looked at predictors of dropout from a randomized clinical trial of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for female
It might be easy to assume that those who we consider “high functioning” may be at risk of PTSD, especially so when those people are working in the same area as us. However, it is always prudent to be aware of statistics rather than our own bias. In a 2019
PTSD and nightmares have had a long association, there is also believed to be a link between the occurrence of PTSD related nightmares and suicidal ideation. If a change in the intensity and frequency of PTSD related nightmares is linked to reduction of suicide due to PTSD then it makes
With the potential for people in rural and remote areas of Australia to now access services via video conferencing the question is, can Cognitive Processing Therapy delivered by video work? There are now four noninferiority trials (yes trials to find out if video conference delivery was inferior or not) showing
The current bushfire emergency may be a reminder for those who have been through a traumatic event. For some survivors this can mean an increase in stress and reactions ranging from feeling mildly upset for a day or two to more extreme reactions with more severe symptoms. This can be
As we witness the fires that are raging across Australia, our response to the emotional experience of others horror, fear, hopelessness, despair and misery is strong. However, now is not the only time to focus on the experience of others. Mental health professionals need to keep the emotional experience of
Most of us have had clients who have been sick while attempting to undergo therapy. When client’s have a diagnosis of PTSD the research supports that it is the PTSD that is associated with immune system problems. Two large studies that have been published in 2019 highlight this. In their
Cannabis use for the treatment of PTSD is in the news across the globe ( Australia, U.S., Canada, and the U.K. ) with the publication of a study in Canada by Lake, and associates (2019). They stated ” there is preliminary evidence that cannabis use may contribute to reducing the