Author : Alisha Lee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (971 download)
Book Synopsis An Evaluation of Changes in Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion Regulation in the Treatment of PTSD in Individuals with Severe Mental Illness by : Alisha Lee
Download or read book An Evaluation of Changes in Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion Regulation in the Treatment of PTSD in Individuals with Severe Mental Illness written by Alisha Lee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary theories (Ehlers & Clark, 2000; Foa & Kozak, 1986) concerning the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are cognitive in nature. Subsequently, the front-line treatments for PTSD have been cognitive behavioral treatments; however, research examining the efficacy of these treatments has largely excluded individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) as participants. Thus, research on treatments for PTSD in individuals with SMI is limited, and only cognitive treatments for this population have been examined (Frueh et al., 2009; Mueser et al., 2008). Recent literature (Ehring & Quack, 2010; Price, Monson, Callahan, & Rodriguez, 2006) has emerged demonstrating that programs focused on improving emotion regulation (ER) in individuals who have PTSD are effective (Kearney et al., 2012; Kimbrough et al., 2010); however, research is still lacking concerning the use of this treatment modality with individuals with comorbid PTSD and SMI. Wellness Management and Recovery (WMR), a psychoeducational group program aimed at promoting mental health recovery in individuals with SMI has recently been evaluated and determined to be associated with reductions in PTSD in individuals who have completed the program (Lee, 2011). However, the mechanisms through which WMR works remain unclear. As a result, the purpose of the current study was to utilize self-report measures of PTSD symptoms, cognitive appraisal of a traumatic event, and ER to determine whether or not WMR's impact on trauma-related beliefs or ER significantly predicted participants' reduction in PTSD symptoms. Results of the present study demonstrated that following participation in WMR, individuals' self-reported levels of PTSD symptoms, trauma-related cognitions, and ER difficulties decreased. Regression analyses revealed that both changes in cognition and ER predicted changes in participants' self-reported levels of PTSD symptoms; however, changes in ER were found to be the superior predictor, predicting 18% more of the variance in change in PTSD symptoms than did changes in trauma-related cognitions. The results of this study suggest that PTSD treatments developed for individuals with SMI may be most effective if interventions aimed at increasing ER skills are integrated into treatment protocols.