Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for PTSD - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH · May 23, 2006

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Clear memory of an "index" traumatic event (sufficient for constructing a scene to be used in exposure) that occurred no less than six months prior to entering the trial (Montgomery and Bech 2000)
• • PTSD according to the DSM-IV, related to the index traumatic event, as measured with the CAPS: frequency ≥ 1 and intensity ≥ 2 for a symptom to be counted plus a minimum level of overall severity ≥ 50
• • Not receiving other psychotherapy for PTSD during the 16 weeks of active treatment; psychotherapy for other problems, brief check-ins with an existing therapist, and attendance at self-help groups will be allowed
• • If on psychoactive medication: on a stable medication regimen for a minimum of two months prior to entering the trial
• • Aged between 18 and 70 years
• • Sufficient proficiency in the German language to participate in BEP
• • Consent to be randomized into the trial
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Current psychotic, bipolar, substance-related, or severe personality disorder
• • Current severe depressive disorder
• • Severe cognitive impairment or a history of organic mental disorder
• • Evidence of PTSD or depression immediately prior to the index trauma
• • Ongoing threat of traumatic exposure
• • Prominent current suicidal or homicidal ideation
• • Asylum seeking status