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“INTERAPY”: THE EFFECTS OF A SHORT PROTOCOLLED TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS AND PATHOLOGICAL GRIEF THROUGH THE INTERNET

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

Alfred Lange
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Bart Schrieken
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Jean-Pierre van de Ven
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Bert Bredeweg
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Joisel van der Kolk
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Linda Lydsdottir
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Marina Massaro
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
Anneke Reuvers
Affiliation:
University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands

Abstract

The present study examines the effectiveness of an online standardized treatment of posttraumatic stress and pathological grief administered through the Internet. Twenty students who had experienced traumatic life events and showed the symptoms of posttraumatic stress participated in the study. They received credit course points for inclusion in the research. Treatment consisted of 10 writing sessions (45 minutes each) during a period of 5 weeks. Participants were assessed at pretreatment, posttreatment, and after six weeks (follow-up). The participants improved strongly from pre- to post-treatment on posttraumatic stress and pathological grief symptoms and in psychological functioning. These improvements were sustained during the follow-up period. Moreover, 19 of the 20 participants were clinically recovered after treatment. The changes in posttraumatic stress symptomatology were compared post hoc to changes in control and experimental groups from trials on similarly protocolled but face-to-face treatment of posttraumatic stress.

Type
Clinical Section
Copyright
© 2000 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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