3.7 Symptom Improvement During Each Phase of Trauma-Focused CBT for PTSD

Although trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT) significantly improves symptoms of PTSD, it is unknown which parts of treatment are associated with the greatest symptom improvement. TF-CBT is composed of 3 phases: 1) skills; 2) narrative; and 3) consolidation, as defined by treatment developers Judith Cohen, Anthony Mannarino, and Esther Deblinger. In the current study, we measured symptom severity before and after each phase to identify patterns of...