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  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Trauma Studies

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  • Intrusive memories are a hallmark symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Retrospective assessment of intrusive memories is unreliable, necessitating real-time methods like e-diaries.
  • The efficacy of trauma-focused treatments for intrusive symptoms requires evaluation using real-time data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effects of dialectical behavior therapy for PTSD (DBT-PTSD) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) on intrusive memories and associated inner tension.
  • To utilize e-diaries for real-time assessment of treatment outcomes in women with childhood abuse-related PTSD and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter randomized controlled trial involving 193 women with PTSD and comorbid BPD symptoms.
  • Participants received either DBT-PTSD or CPT.
  • e-Diary assessments of intrusive memories and inner tension were conducted over 5 consecutive days at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months.

Main Results:

  • Both intrusive memories and inner tension significantly decreased over the 12-month treatment period.
  • Intrusion frequency reductions did not significantly differ between DBT-PTSD and CPT groups.
  • DBT-PTSD demonstrated significantly greater reductions in intrusion-related inner tension compared to CPT.

Conclusions:

  • This study offers the first real-time evaluation of trauma-focused PTSD treatments using e-diaries.
  • Both DBT-PTSD and CPT effectively reduced intrusive memory frequency.
  • DBT-PTSD showed superior efficacy in reducing the emotional distress associated with intrusive memories, likely due to its focus on emotion regulation and distress tolerance, particularly beneficial for individuals with comorbid BPD.