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DETERMINING THE COGNITIVE PORTS OF ENTRY AMONGST THE POST-TRAUMATIC STATES: TREATMENT IMPLICATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2001

Michael J. Scott  and
Stephen G. Stradling
Michael J. Scott
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, U.K.
Stephen G. Stradling
Affiliation:
Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of a range of trauma responses and has claimed the most therapeutic attention, but other post-traumatic states are probably, collectively, as common and produce a comparable level of functional impairment. It is suggested that in accordance with the cognitive theory of emotional disorders (Alford & Beck, 1997) the post-traumatic states are distinguished by differing cognitive content. Further, it is suggested that PTSD clients have particular information processing biases and those with a chronic form of the condition have a cognitive profile similar to those with a personality disorder. The differing cognitive architecture amongst the post-traumatic states suggests different treatment focii (Scott & Stradling, 2001).

Keywords

Post-traumatic stress disorderpersonality disorderpost-traumatic statescognitive theorytreatment
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 245 - 250
Copyright
© 2001 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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