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Psychotherapy in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Psychotherapy (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is very useful in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The cognitive part helps people change the thinking patterns that support their fears, and the behavioral part helps people change the way they react to anxiety-provoking situations.

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People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder may be supported through recalling their traumatic event in a safe situation, which helps reduce the fear it produces. CBT therapists also teach deep breathing and other types of exercises to relieve PTSD and encourage relaxation.

Exposure-based behavioral therapy has been used for many years to treat specific phobias. The person gradually encounters the object or situation that is feared, perhaps at first only through pictures or tapes, then later face-to-face. Often the therapist will accompany the person to a feared situation to provide support and guidance.
CBT is undertaken when people decide they are ready for it and with their permission and cooperation. To be effective, the therapy must be directed at the person's specific anxieties and must be tailored to his or her needs. There are no side effects other than the discomfort of temporarily increased anxiety.
Medication can be combined with psychotherapy for specific Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and this is the best treatment approach for many people.

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