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Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Awareness under Anaesthesia: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2005

Reginald D. V. Nixon ,
Richard A. Bryant  and
Michelle L. Moulds
Reginald D. V. Nixon
Affiliation:
Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Richard A. Bryant
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Michelle L. Moulds
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Abstract

The aim of the current paper is to describe the tailoring of cognitive-behavioural treatment for a female client who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) subsequent to awareness under anaesthetic during an emergency caesarean procedure. Treatment consisted of prolonged and in vivo exposure, and cognitive restructuring over eight sessions. Assessment was conducted prior to treatment, immediately after treatment, and at 6- and 24-month follow-up. Follow-up at 24 months demonstrated good outcome, with the client no longer meeting criteria for PTSD.

Keywords

PTSDawarenessanaesthesiasurgerytreatment
Type
Research Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 113 - 118
Copyright
© 2006 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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