Cognitive Processing Therapy as a First-line Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
10.22722/KJPM.2022.30.2.80
- Author:
Jin-Hee CHOI
1
;
Hyung-Seok SO
;
Soonjo HWANG
;
Ji-Woo SUK
;
Hayun CHOI
;
Seung-Hoon LEE
;
EunYoung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Review
- From:Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2022;30(2):80-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is well known to have a limited response to drug treatment. Many recently published clinical care guidelines recommend trauma-focused psychotherapies such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure therapy (PE) as first-line treatment and medication such as sero-tonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine as second-line treatment. Current review introduces the session composition and contents of CPT and presents various CPT studies that show therapeutic effect for civilian and veterans/military with PTSD. In order for clinicians to help effectively patients with PTSD, it is necessary to learn and actively use evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies including CPT and PE.
