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International Handbook of Human Response to Trauma pp 337–346Cite as

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for PTSD

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Cognitive behavioral therapies encompass a range of procedures, a number of which have been found efficacious in treating PTSD. These include variations of exposure, cognitive restructuring, and anxiety management training, as well as combinations of methods. In this chapter, we review the cognitive behavioral treatments that have been studied in PTSD populations and describe the theories underlying the treatments and the research literature examining their efficacy.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, 48859, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA

    Elizabeth A. Meadows

  2. Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Edna B. Foa

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  1. Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

    Arieh Y. Shalev

  2. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

    Rachel Yehuda

  3. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, Australia

    Alexander C. McFarlane

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Meadows, E.A., Foa, E.B. (2000). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for PTSD. In: Shalev, A.Y., Yehuda, R., McFarlane, A.C. (eds) International Handbook of Human Response to Trauma. Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4177-6_24

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