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The Use of Image Habituation Training with Post-traumatic Stress Disorders

Vaughan, Kevin, Tarrier, Nicholas·1992·British Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

An exposure treatment for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is described. Image habituation training (IHT) involves the patient in generating verbal descriptions of the traumatic event and recording these onto an audiotape. After the initial training session with the therapist, homework sessions of self-directed exposure in which the patient visualised the described event in response to listening to the audiotape were carried out. Of ten consecutive patients who received this treatment, six improved considerably after ten homework sessions, two showed moderate improvements, and two showed minimal improvement on a range of outcome measures. There were significant decreases in anxiety between and within homework sessions, suggesting that habituation did occur and was responsible for improvement. Treatment gains were maintained at six-month follow-up.

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Authors
Vaughan, K., & Tarrier, N.
Affiliations
  • Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Tarrier, Nicholas
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
1992-11
Volume
161
Issue
5
Pages
658-664
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2053910441
Cited by
94
References
22
Citations by year
2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
9.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, exposure therapy, audio tape, anxiety reduction, treatment outcomes, maintenance of treatment gains
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Arousal, Combat Disorders, Conditioning, Classical, Desensitization, Psychologic, Extinction, Psychological, Female, Habituation, Psychophysiologic, Humans, Imagination, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Violence

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