TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD and somatization
T2 - An open trial
AU - Pérez Benítez, Carlos I.
AU - Zlotnick, Caron
AU - Gomez, Judelysse
AU - Rendón, Maria J.
AU - Swanson, Amelia
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) , Carlos Pérez Benitez – PI ( MH080942 ).
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - No treatment, to date, has been developed to improve both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), despite mounting evidence of high comorbidity between PTSD and MUPS. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and treatment outcomes of an adapted cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD and abridged somatization in a sample of eight participants. Fifteen percent of completers did not meet PTSD criteria after treatment completion and 62.5% improved their somatic symptoms. There was a significant difference between pre- and post-treatment depression symptoms, as well as in psychological and physical functioning measures. Results indicated a small to moderate effect size (d = 0.27-0.78) in PTSD severity scores, and moderate to large effect size in depression symptoms and psychosocial and physical functioning variables (d = 0.39-1.12). Preliminary evidence of acceptability indicates that the current CBT intervention may be suitable for Latinos individuals with PTSD and MUPS.
AB - No treatment, to date, has been developed to improve both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), despite mounting evidence of high comorbidity between PTSD and MUPS. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and treatment outcomes of an adapted cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD and abridged somatization in a sample of eight participants. Fifteen percent of completers did not meet PTSD criteria after treatment completion and 62.5% improved their somatic symptoms. There was a significant difference between pre- and post-treatment depression symptoms, as well as in psychological and physical functioning measures. Results indicated a small to moderate effect size (d = 0.27-0.78) in PTSD severity scores, and moderate to large effect size in depression symptoms and psychosocial and physical functioning variables (d = 0.39-1.12). Preliminary evidence of acceptability indicates that the current CBT intervention may be suitable for Latinos individuals with PTSD and MUPS.
KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy
KW - Multiple unexplained physical symptoms
KW - Open trial
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Somatic symptoms
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U2 - 10.1016/j.brat.2013.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.brat.2013.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 23524062
AN - SCOPUS:84875551516
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 51
SP - 284
EP - 289
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 6
ER -
