Pilot study on prolonged exposure of Japanese patients with posttraumatic stress disorder due to mixed traumatic events.
This pilot study investigated the feasibility of Prolonged Exposure (PE) treatment for Japanese patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to mixed traumatic events. Among 12 participants in this study, 9 women and 1 man completed between 9 and 15 weekly individual PE sessions; 2 female participants dropped out in early sessions. Among completers, the authors identified a significant reduction of symptom severity scores from pretreatment to posttreatment in terms of PTSD and depression on therapist-rated and self-rated measurements. Symptom levels remained low in 3- and 6-month follow-up assessments. Our findings suggest that PE is feasible and can be accepted for PTSD patients not only in Western countries, but also for those in Japan.
Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. asukai@prit.go.jp
Nozomu
N
Asukai
Azusa
A
Saito
Nobuko
N
Tsuruta
Ritsuko
R
Ogami
Junji
J
Kishimoto
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D007171:Implosive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome