Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for PTSD (BEPP)
Problems addressed
Post-traumatic stress
Internalizing behaviors/problems
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Ambulatory - Health service centers
Hospital
Country of application
Netherlands
Description

This is an intervention with a psychoeducational protocol on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The aim is to reduce PTSD symptoms and allow participants to deal with the trauma.
The intervention consists of 16 psychotherapeutic treatment sessions that allow participants to understand their symptoms and learn relaxation techniques, in addition to applying imagery exposure sessions.

Impact evaluations

In a randomized control experiment, it was observed that both at the end of treatment (after 16 sessions) and at follow-up (3 months later) the intervention produced a significant improvement in PTSD levels, resumption of work activity and some comorbid conditions [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Gersons, B. P., Carlier, I. V., Lamberts, R. D., & van der Kolk, B. A. (2000). Randomized clinical trial of brief eclectic psychotherapy for police officers with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of traumatic stress, 13(2), 333-347.

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