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Personalizing Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD Using a Case Formulation Approach
Tara Galovski, PhD
Wednesday, July 16 at 2:00pm ET
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About the Presenter
TARA GALOVSKI, PhD is the Director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Over the last two decades, Dr. Galovski has been a national trainer of Cognitive Processing Therapy, has trained over 1000 clinicians in both the VA and community mental health clinics, and has treated or supervised the treatment of 100s of PTSD cases. She is interested in exploring the effects of exposure to traumatic events and continuing the development of psychological interventions designed to treat PTSD and comorbid psychiatric disorders. She has conducted federally funded clinical trials (NIH, SAMHSA, DoD, VA) within a variety of populations exposed to different types of trauma including combat, sexual trauma, domestic violence, community violence, and motor vehicle accidents. This work has been conducted with civilians, law enforcement, active duty Service members, and Veterans and she has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, chapters and three books.
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About the Topic
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), the evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD most frequently delivered within VHA, yields large magnitude reductions in primary PTSD outcomes. Corresponding gains in occupational, social, leisure, and sexual functioning, and in health-related concerns, including chronic pain have also been demonstrated. Despite CPT’s effectiveness, there is room for improvement in overall outcomes (about 2/3 retain their PTSD diagnosis) and patient engagement (35-40% drop out prior to treatment completion). Further, improvements in functioning and quality of life are more modest than those observed in PTSD and associated mental health symptoms. Unaddressed difficulties in functioning contribute to premature dropout from EBPs for PTSD among Veterans. Directly targeting impairments associated with psychosocial functioning has the potential to substantially increase the scope of recovery beyond the core symptoms of PTSD and facilitate greater patient engagement, resulting in more Veterans benefitting from CPT. This presentation will describe the knowledge gap around the ability of evidence-based manuals to primarily target psychosocial functioning by using a more flexible, personalized approach to care centering around case formulation.
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Older Adults and PTSD
Older adults with PTSD may have unique presentations and issues related to their PTSD symptoms. Although PTSD in some older adults will be chronic, other older adults may experience an emergence or exacerbation of PTSD symptoms as they age, and some may experience a late-life trauma that leads to a new onset of PTSD. This article will describe the presentation of PTSD in older adults as well as implications for assessment and treatment.
Read the full version of this recently updated article
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