https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price A journey researching CBT for PTSD victims en-us 2021-05-13 02:08:08 UTC 2024-12-13 00:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523650117
Central Question:  "Could Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) be a better form of treatment for PTSD than antidepressants?"

This essay walks through how trauma affects the brain, and explores the use of CBT as an effective treatment option for victims with PTSD.  While CBT may be more costly, it does not have the negative side effects that may affect some people while taking antidepressants. It is also shown to alter the brain function, working with patients on long term reasoning skills.  Included in this essay is research for less expensive therapy  iCBT (internet CBT). 


]]> 2021-05-14 04:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523650117 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523654152 This article in Psychology Today discusses  the founding of CBT by Dr. Aaron Beck in the 1960s  as a treatment option as he looked for a better treatment for his clients.

This further supports the use of CBT for PTSD using emotional reasoning. 

According to the article , CBT works to "identify and challenge harmful thoughts."]]> 2021-05-14 04:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523654152 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523672841 This article by The Dawn describes how memories from a traumatic event may be kept within the limbic brain  potentially leaving a person in a fight or flight response mode.

Supports the use of CBT for therapy explaining that a trauma survivor can train their brain to make a conscious connection between reality and perceived threats.

According to the article, "when someone experiences trauma, their bodies and brain change."]]> 2021-05-14 04:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523672841 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523684276 My special experience was an interview with a sexual assault victim who suffers from Complex PTSD.  

She described how CBT has taught her to walk through her triggers and the avoidance of antidepressants due to suicidal thought provocation.
This supports CBT as a treatment option for someone suffering  from CPTSD. It also supports the potential risk of taking antidepressants for some PTSD patients. 

According to Brittany, "I felt suicidal when I started taking antidepressants and had to stop taking them."]]> 2021-05-14 04:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523684276 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523702776 The Brain The Story of You
describes how memories can be triggered by smell, colors or events and how your brain can react without consciousness.

This explains how traumatic memories can be triggered due to trauma.

Eagleman explains the trigger as priming where "one thing influences the perception of something else."]]> 2021-05-14 04:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523702776 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523704647 This is a study of sexual assault victims that suffer from PTSD. The study compares Imagery Rehearsal Therapy  (IRT) and CBT vs CBT by itself and finds that both therapy options were equally effective.  The study included research of sleep symptoms such as nightmares, overall PTSD symptoms and quality of life.

This supports CBT as an effective treatment for Sexual Assault Victims that suffer from PTSD. 

I did not use a direct quote from this source.



]]> 2021-05-14 04:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523704647 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523715750 This is a YouTube video that explains Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how therapist will assist with thinking patterns.]]> 2021-05-14 05:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523715750 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523723472 This New York Times article identifies CBT and antidepressants as equally effective with both altering the brain function.

This supports my idea that CBT can be used as an alternative to medication.

According to the article by Dr. Friedman, "...a 12 week trial that compared an S.S.R.I., Paxil, to interpersonal psychotherapy, Dr, Arthur Brody, also at U.C.L.A., found that depressed patients who responded to either treatment had nearly identical changes in their brain function...."

]]> 2021-05-14 05:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523723472 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523729456 This paper compares Internet CBT (iCBT) to face to face CBT and found them both effective for  treatment of PTSD patients.  

This was an important paper as face to face CBT may be too costly for some people and iCBT provides a less expensive option. In addition, provides an alternative for people that are not comfortable traveling or meeting face to face.

The authors of this article confirm that, "only a minority of individuals with PTSD symptoms receive the necessary treatment after experiencing a traumatic event." 

]]> 2021-05-14 05:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1523729456 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1526622709 This article  by Harvard Health discusses the side effects of taking antidepressants.

This supports the fact that CBT may be a better alternative for treatment.

According to the article minimal side effects could include "insomnia, skin rashes, headaches, joint and muscle pain, upset stomach, and a lessening of sexual desire."

]]> 2021-05-15 02:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1526622709 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1526626709 2021-05-15 02:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1526626709 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1532961093 This blog  on Good Therapy discusses the cost of therapy.

This is an argument against CBT due to higher cost of counseling vs taking antidepressants which may be more easily covered by insurance.

Good Therapy blog confirms that, "Therapy generally ranges from $65 per hour to $250 or more. In most areas of the country, a person can expect to pay $100  -  $200 per session." ]]> 2021-05-17 19:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1532961093 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1533466332 This is a YouTube video from a sexual assault survivor describing the trauma and support needed.]]> 2021-05-17 23:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1533466332 janprice715 https://padlet.com/janprice715/FA20Essay4Price/wish/1533505765 This is a fantastic YouTube video that walks through the affects of trauma on the brain; the limbic portion of the brain that evokes the fight or flight response.

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