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<p>Effective Psychological Treatments for PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy<br>Elizabeth Abou, BA and Gali Goldwaser, PhD<br>Naval Center for Combat &amp; Operational Stress Control<br><br>Which psychological treatments are most effective?<br>Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), such as stress inoculation training (SIT), prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) have shown the most promising results. Exposure therapy, a type of CBT, has the strongest support across a variety of populations. The U.S. Institute of Medicine has identified exposure therapy as having convincing evidence to support its use. CPT is one of two manualized therapies known to adequately treat PTSD; the other is prolonged exposure (PE). Manualized therapies follow a predetermined protocol for therapy delivery. Such treatments are subjected to rigorous investigation, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and consistently yield strong results. The focus of this paper is to familiarize the reader with the core components of CPT, to briefly summarize CPT research completed since its inception in 1992 and to highlight some unique benefits of CPT treatment.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic; NMC San Diego; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom;</div>
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U.S. Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC)</div>
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