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     • At their last documented follow up, patients with PTSD who received psychotherapy had significantly greater improvement in symptoms compared with those who received only medications. Additionally, combining both therapy and medications was significantly better in the long term than medications alone.
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     Psychotherapy leads in treating post-traumatic stress disorder

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   Is psychotherapy better than medication for PTSD?

   • The recommended treatment for PTSD, psychotherapy, is more effective than medication. It also has fewer adverse side effects and people prefer it, according to the guidelines. Which type of psychotherapy can help?

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   Are evidence-based psychotherapies better than medications for PTSD?

   • This meta-analysis presents the strongest argument yet that evidence-based psychotherapies are superior to medications alone in helping to relieve symptoms of PTSD. Combining both approaches also holds merit and is superior to medications alone, though not statistically better than psychotherapy alone.

   Psychotherapy leads in treating post-traumatic stress disorder

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   Can psychotherapy reduce PTSD symptoms?

   • New research suggests psychotherapy may provide a long-lasting reduction of distressing symptoms. Over the course of a lifetime, many people directly experience or witness trauma, such as sexual assault, violence, or natural disasters. Experts estimate that 10% to 20% of these people will experience acute (short-term) PTSD.

   Psychotherapy leads in treating post-traumatic stress disorder

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   Which type of psychotherapy is most effective for PTSD?

   • Questions remain about which kind of psychotherapy is most effective. Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, Seeking Safety therapy, and EMDR help many people with PTSD. Yet there are not many head-to-head trials and there is no convincing evidence from those that were done.

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   Do people with PTSD need medication?

   • Some people with severe symptoms need medication to feel well enough to participate in therapy. "People with PTSD often don't sleep well due to insomnia and nightmares, and the resulting fatigue makes it hard to pay attention and concentrate," says Dr. Matta.

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3. www.apa.org › medication-or-therapyHow Do I Choose Between Medication and Therapy?

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   Cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy and antidepressant medications have all been shown to be helpful, and some evidence suggests that combining psychotherapy and medications may be more effective than either treatment alone.

4. www.health.harvard.edu › blog › psychotherapy-leadsPsychotherapy leads in treating post-traumatic stress disorder

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   • What Happens When People Have PTSD?
   • How Is PTSD Treated?
   • What Does The New Research Tell Us?
   • Which Type of Psychotherapy Is Most Helpful For PTSD?
   • The Bottom Line: Advocate and Seek Help Early

   Because PTSD spans several categories of symptoms, it can be incapacitating. People are diagnosed with PTSD if they have certain symptoms following a traumatic experiencethat last for at least a month: 1. one or more symptom of re-experiencing the trauma (sometimes called a flashback) 2. one or more avoidance symptoms, such as avoiding places or ob...

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   Experts have long disagreed on optimal treatment approaches. Current standards of care for treatment may include 1. medications, such as antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and alpha-1 blockers such as prazosin (Minipress) 2. certain forms of psychotherapy, such as prolonged exposure therapy and eye movement de...

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   Rigorous new research supports using psychotherapy first, followed by medication if it fails to offer sufficient relief, or psychotherapy combined with medication from the start. This large meta-analysis, published online in JAMA Psychiatry, combined data from 12 randomized clinical trials and 922 participants. Researchers found that no particular ...

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   Questions remain about which kind of psychotherapy is most effective. Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, Seeking Safety therapy, and EMDR help many people with PTSD. Yet there are not many head-to-head trials and there is no convincing evidence from those that were done.

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   Until more robust comparison research is completed, people who experience trauma must be their own best advocates. As a psychiatrist with experience in this field, I recommend the following: 1. Monitor yourself closely after a trauma. 2. Be on the lookout for early symptoms, such as mood and sleep disturbances. 3. Be aware of whether symptoms seem ...

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6. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC6224348Treating PTSD: A Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy ...

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   One potential future direction is medication-enhanced psychotherapy for PTSD. Medication could potentially strengthen learning and memory, inhibit fear, and facilitate therapeutic engagement (Dunlop et al., 2012 ).

7. www.health.harvard.edu › blog › ptsd-how-isPTSD: How is treatment changing? - Harvard Health

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   May 15, 2024 · The recommended treatment for PTSD, psychotherapy, is more effective than medication. It also has fewer adverse side effects and people prefer it, according to the guidelines. Which type of psychotherapy can help?

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8. news.unchealthcare.org › 2020 › 02Which Is More Effective for Treating PTSD: Medication, or ...

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   Feb 27, 2020 · CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (December 19, 2019) – A new study that sought to find out whether serotonin reuptake inhibitors or trauma-focused psychotherapy is more effective in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) concluded there is insufficient evidence at present to make that determination.

9. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 34477098Comparing treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder - a ...

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   Aug 27, 2021 · Both medication and psychotherapy have an effect on PTSD, but psychotherapy tends to provide greater and more long-lasting outcome improvements. Trauma type, PTSD severity and other variables affect drop-out rates and treatment outcomes.

10. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 31690461Medication versus trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults ...

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    There is insufficient evidence to determine whether SSRIs or trauma-focused psychotherapies are more effective for PTSD symptom reduction among adults with PTSD.