Cognitive Processing Therapy (52 CPT)

Cognitive Processing Therapy Trauma can happen to a variety of people; old and young, rich and poor, male and female; through the use of physical, verbal or sexual abuse, even while stationed in the military. One study focused on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and compared its effectiveness to Present-Centered Therapy (PCT). Those who participated were diagnosed with PTSD related to military sexual trauma (both men and women) within three months before the study have more than one clear memory of the trauma, and if the psychiatric medication was prescribed, the regimen was to be stable for six weeks. Those who had substance dependence within the three months before the study, current psychotic symptoms, unstable bipolar, current suicidal or homicidal thought, or severe cognitive impairments were excluded from the study. Eighty-Six participants were selected for the study (52 CPT and 34 PCT) (Surís et al., 2013). Like many other studies, this study utilized the CAPS assessment tool to determine the state of PTSD for the subjects as well as the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) (self-reporting questionnaire for …show more content…
(2010), focused on nine veterans who were deployed in the Iraq and Afghanistan war. All met DSM criteria for PTSD, seven admitted to alcohol abuse, while two admitted to marijuana addiction. Seeking Safety treatment included ten-90 minute session, which focusing on the PTSD Taking Back Your Power, Commitment When Substances Control You, Red and Green Flags, Honesty/Integrating the Split Self (combined into one session). Recovery Thinking/Discovery (combined into one course), Healing from Anger, Grounding, Creating Meaning, Life Choices Game, and Healthy Relationships (Norman et al., 2010). During treatment, participants were given the PTSD checklist-Military Version (PCL-M), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Drug Abuse Screening Test