Cognitive Processing Therapy for Syrian Patients With PTSD

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) (Resick et al., 2016) which is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that has been effective in reducing symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that may have developed after experiencing a variety of traumatic events including child abuse, emotional abuse, combat, rape war, and natural disasters. CPT helps patients learn how to challenge and modify unhelpful beliefs related to the trauma and emotional pain. In so doing, the client creates a new understanding and conceptualization of the traumatic event so that it reduces its ongoing negative effects on current life.