Psychotherapy Effects on Reward Processing in PTSD
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Diminished Pleasure
Anhedonia
PTSD
Chronic PTSD
Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 65
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to identify how trauma-focused psychotherapy changes the function of brain circuitry in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how this mediates improvements in the diminished ability to experience positive emotions following a traumatic or extremely stressful life event. In this instance, the investigators will be using cognitive processing therapy (CPT), a widely-u…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* English as primary language, and comprehension suitable to understand experimenter instructions.
* Current and chronic syndromic PTSD, defined as being exposed to a DSM-5 Criterion A traumatic event, with the presence DSM-5 qualifying PTSD symptoms for at least 3 months, as as…
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