"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops after exposure to or
witnessing traumatic events. PTSD is very common among the Spinal Cord
Injury (SCI) patients. PTSD can be successfully treated with the Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (CBT). However, CBT is mostly used in the western
countries, so its efficacy in the eastern culture is still not fully known.
Keeping this in view, the current study has determined the efficacy of CBT
in the treatment of PTSD among the SCI patients in Pakistan. Using a
Randomized Controlled Pilot Study design, data were collected through the
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 from thirty patients
admitted to the Paraplegic Center. Trauma-focused CBT(TF-CBT) protocol
was applied through fourteen sessions. Data were analyzed by descriptive
and multivariate statistics. Findings show that the level of PTSD symptoms
gradually decreased from high at baseline (CAPS-5 Mean Scores μ= 3.6) to
low during follow-up stage (CAPS-5 Mean Scores μ= 0.89). Results obtained
from the present study on the efficacy of CBT are in concurrence with the
research findings in other countries. This study supports the efficiency CBT
intervention among Pakistani patients who had developed PTSD symptoms
after suffering from SCI. Therefore, CBT can be widely used in the
management of PTSD in Pakistan."
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