Reorganization of Unresolved Childhood Traumatic Memories Following Exposure Therapy
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 1008 (1) , 297-299
- https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1301.036
Abstract
As part of an ongoing randomized clinical trial for childhood-abuse-related PTSD, this study examined the association between PTSD and unresolved attachment as measured by the Adult Attachment Interview in a sample of 52 female childhood-abuse survivors. Results revealed that 55% of the sample was classified as preoccupied and almost 75% was classified as unresolved with regard to trauma. In a preliminary sample of 18 women who completed treatment, 13 were unresolved before treatment and 8 lost their unresolved status following treatment. This effect was significantly more pronounced in the exposure condition compared to the skills training condition.Keywords
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