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Cognitive–behavioural therapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder

Beena Rajkumar
BJPsych Advances Summary & key facts 2024 1 citation

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a diagnosis added to ICD-11 in 2018. It includes the three core PTSD symptoms plus three extra clusters affecting emotion regulation, self-identity, and relationships. Trauma-focused cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is known to work for PTSD and the evidence for using it in CPTSD is promising…

Child Abuse and Trauma Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Cognitive–behavioural therapy as a comprehensive treatment for personality disorders

Diogo Carreiras, Paula Castilho, Daniel Rijo, María do Céu Salvador, Carlos Carona
BJPsych Advances Summary & key facts 2023 1 citation

Personality disorders are long‑lasting patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that cause major problems at work, in relationships and for the person’s own sense of self. Different studies put community rates between about 7.8% and 12.2%, with one common estimate near 8%, and rates in psychiatric in‑patients can be as…

Mental Health and Psychiatry Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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