Treatment
A number of psychotherapy approaches have been designed with the treatment of trauma in mind—EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Biofeedback, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and Sensorimotor psychotherapy.
There is a large body of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of trauma-related symptoms, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Institute of Medicine guidelines identify cognitive behavioral therapies as the most effective treatments for PTSD. Two of these cognitive behavioral therapies, Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy, are being disseminated nationally by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the treatment of PTSD.
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