Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of a Patient With PTSD in a Veterans Affairs Setting. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE:: This article aims to articulate the use of trauma-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy (TFPP) for a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) setting. METHODS:: The patient was treated with TFPP, a manualized brief psychotherapy provided as part of a pilot study. TFPP differs from traditional dynamic psychotherapies in its focus on symptoms of trauma and associated dynamics. The patient was seen for an initial 60-minute intake session and then for 16 50-minute sessions over 5.5 months at a VA medical center. RESULTS:: Follow-up three months after termination of therapy indicated that the patient's panic disorder and PTSD symptoms remained much improved, although some rumination and difficulty focusing persisted. CONCLUSIONS:: TFPP appears promising as shown with this patient and others in VA settings who have been treated with TFPP.

publication date

  • February 21, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Psychological Trauma
  • Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Veterans

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85063261754

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180019

PubMed ID

  • 30786735

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 72

issue

  • 1