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Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University
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Epidemiology News (2012-2018)
- Social Contacts and Depression
Brief Treatment Of Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress And Depressive Symptoms By Use Of Accelerated Resolution Therapy®, Kevin E. Kip, Kelly L. Sullivan, Cecile A. Lengacher, Laney Rosenzweig, Diego F. Hernandez, Rejendra P. Kadel, Frank A. Kozel, Amy Shuman, Sue Ann Girling, Marian J. Hardwick, David M. Diamond
Brief Treatment Of Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress And Depressive Symptoms By Use Of Accelerated Resolution Therapy®, Kevin E. Kip, Kelly L. Sullivan, Cecile A. Lengacher, Laney Rosenzweig, Diego F. Hernandez, Rejendra P. Kadel, Frank A. Kozel, Amy Shuman, Sue Ann Girling, Marian J. Hardwick, David M. Diamond
Kelly L. Sullivan
This uncontrolled prospective cohort study evaluated the use of accelerated resolution therapy (ART) for treatment of comorbid symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder. Twenty-eight adult subjects, mean age of 41 years (79% female, 36% Hispanic), received a mean of 3.7 ± 1.1 ART treatment sessions (range 1-5). ART is a new exposure-based psychotherapy that makes use of eye movements. Subjects completed a range of self-report psychological measures before and after treatment with ART including the 17-item PCL-C checklist (symptoms of PTSD) and 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). For the PCL-C, the pre-ART mean …