Abstract
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from traumatic experiences in childhood includes not only the customary post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms such as intrusions, avoidance and hyperarousal, but it also includes affect-dysregulation, dissociation, problems with self-image, relationships, interpretation and somatisation. The specialist literature expresses some support for stabilisation treatment. Preliminary results of a pilot study that evaluated a stabilisation course with a psycho-educational and cognitive behavioural content indicate that a course of that kind, if linked to research, is both feasible and effective. We therefore believe that further research by means of a randomized controlled trial is warranted.
Translated title of the contribution | Stabilisation therapy as an answer to complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder in women abused in childhood: Progress in diagnostics, treatment and research |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 217-222 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |