Evaluating web-based cognitive-affective remediation in recent trauma survivors: study rationale and protocol.

ABSTRACT: Background: The immediate aftermath of traumatic events is a period of enhanced neural plasticity, following which some survivors remain with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) whereas others recover. Evidence points to impairments in emotional reactivity, emotion regulation, and broader executive functions as critically contributing to PTSD. Emerging evidence further suggests that the neural mechanisms underlying these functions remain plastic in adulthood and that targeted retraining of these systems may enhance their efficiency and could reduce the likelihood of developing PTSD. Administering targeted neurocognitive training shortly after trauma exposure is a daunting challenge. This work describes a study design addressing that challenge. The study evaluated the direct effect

SUBMITTER: Fine NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5844026 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature