Adriana Feder, Mary L Kowalchyk, Hannah R Brinkman, Leah Cahn, Cindy J Aaronson, Maria Böttche, Candice Presseau, Sharely Fred-Torres, John C Markowitz, Brett T Litz, Rachel Yehuda, Christine Knaevelsrud, Robert H Pietrzak
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains prevalent among individuals exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks. The present study compared an Internet-based, therapist-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD to an active control intervention in WTC survivors and recovery workers with WTC-related PTSD symptoms (n = 105; 75% syndromal PTSD). Participants were randomized to integrative testimonial therapy (ITT), focused on WTC-related trauma, or modified present-centered therapy (I-MPCT), each comprising 11 assigned written narratives...
March 28, 2024: Psychiatry Research