Within-patient association between emotion regulation and outcome in prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Difficulties with emotion regulation (ER) are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Less is known about temporal relations between ER and PTSD symptom change during treatment, including whether ER may represent a more potent change ingredient for some patients relative to others. This study examined the association between within-patient changes in ER and next-session PTSD symptom change and whether this association was more pronounced for patients with poorer baseline ER, more severe depression, or higher borderline personality disorder symptoms.

Method

Data derived from a randomized controlled trial (NCT01600456) in which 149 adults with PTSD received up to 10 sessions of prolonged exposure (PE) or PE + sertral

SUBMITTER: Coyne AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11096267 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature