Treatment for Antepartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD Study

5 individual sessions that cover psychoeducation about PTSD, the rationale for exposure treatment, and directing patients to write in session for 30 minutes about their traumatic experience using scripted instructions. Each session includes unique writing instructions. Earlier sessions focus on describing the details of a traumatic stressor linked to their symptoms, with particular attention to felt emotions and thoughts. Later writing sessions focus on writing about the meaning of the traumatic event and how the event has changed their life and how they relate to other people. After writing, therapists spend \~10 minutes processing the patient's experience with the writing. WET does not include between session assignments.

5 individual sessions where patients choose what problems to discuss in each session. Therapists validate and clarify patients' emotions and engage in problem solving during sessions.