Use of a synthetic cannabinoid (nabilone) in the ongoing management of posttraumatic stress disorder nightmares in the Canadian Armed Forces: Results of an anonymous online survey

Several psychotherapy treatments exist for posttraumatic stress disorder. This study examines the treatment preferences of treatment-seeking traumatized adults in Germany and investigates the reasons for their treatment choices. Preferences for prolonged exposure, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), psychodynamic psychotherapy and stabilization were assessed via an online survey. Reasons for preferences were analyzed by means of thematic coding by two independent rates. 104 traumatized adults completed the survey. Prolonged exposure and CBT were each preferred by nearly 30%, and EMDR and psychodynamic psychotherapy were preferred by nearly 20%. Stabilization was significantly less preferred than all other options, by only 4%. Significantly higher proportions of patients were disinclined to choose EMDR and stabilization. Patients who preferred psychodynamic psychotherapy were significantly older than those who preferred CBT. Reasons underlying preferences included the perceived treatment mechanisms and treatment efficacy. Traumatized patients vary in their treatment preferences. Preference assessments may help clinicians comprehensively address patients' individual needs and thus improve therapy outcomes.

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Changes in sleep architecture in German Armed Forces personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder compared with depressed and healthy control subjects

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0215355 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. e0215355 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura Haberland ◽

Helge Höllmer ◽

Holger Schulz ◽

Kai Spiegelhalder ◽

Robert Gorzka

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Sleep Architecture ◽

Control Subjects ◽

German Armed Forces ◽

Healthy Control

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The Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale: Initial Evaluation in a National Sample of Trauma-Exposed Veterans

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191115615212 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 503-516 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Erika J. Wolf ◽

Karen S. Mitchell ◽

Naomi Sadeh ◽

Christina Hein ◽

Isaac Fuhrman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Online Survey ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

National Sample ◽

Initial Evaluation ◽

Self Report ◽

Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽

Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽

Dissociative Subtype

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual includes a dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder, but no existing measures specifically assess it. This article describes the initial evaluation of a 15-item self-report measure of the subtype called the Dissociative Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (DSPS) in an online survey of 697 trauma-exposed military veterans representative of the U.S. veteran population. Exploratory factor analyses of the lifetime DSPS items supported the intended structure of the measure consisting of three factors reflecting derealization/depersonalization, loss of awareness, and psychogenic amnesia. Consistent with prior research, latent profile analyses assigned 8.3% of the sample to a highly dissociative class distinguished by pronounced symptoms of derealization and depersonalization. Overall, results provide initial psychometric support for the lifetime DSPS scales; additional research in clinical and community samples is needed to further validate the measure.

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