Effects of an Internet-based Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

"The treatment lasts five weeks. During that time-frame, participants write ten texts for 45 minutes, twice a week. Each time after having received two texts, the therapists provide feedback and further instructions, which are based upon the manual (Lange et al., 2003)~The long version of the PTSD treatment (including cognitive restructuring) can be divided into three phases.~First phase - self-confrontation (4 essays) At the beginning the participants receive psychoeducation about the mechanisms of exposure before writing four essays about their emotionally most painful memories.~Second phase - cognitive restructuring (4 essays) Again the participants write four texts, however, this time they go beyond mere descriptions and use their experiences to write a supportive letter to an imaginary friend who had been through the same experience.~Third phase - parting (2 essays) In the third phase, two texts are written in the form of a letter to document the past in a worthy document."

"The treatment lasts five weeks. During that time-frame, participants write ten texts for approximately 45 minutes, twice a week. Each time after having received two texts, the therapists provide feedback and further instructions, which are based upon the manual (Lange et al., 2003).~The short version of the PTSD treatment can be divided into only two phases. Compared to the long version the phase dealing with cognitive restructuring is excluded.~First phase - self-confrontation (4 essays) At the beginning the participants receive psychoeducation about the mechanisms of exposure before writing four essays about their emotionally most painful memories.~Third phase - parting (2 essays) In the third phase, two texts are written in the form of a letter to document the past in a worthy document."