Abstract This randomized controlled trial was designed to determine if art therapy in conjunction with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) was more effective for reducing symptoms of combat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than CPT alone. Veterans (N = 11) were randomized to receive either individual CPT, or individual CPT in conjunction with individual art therapy. PTSD Checklist–Military Version and Beck Depression Inventory–II scores improved with treatment in both groups with no significant difference in improvement between the experimental and control groups. Art therapy in conjunction with CPT was found to improve trauma processing and veterans considered it to be an important part of their treatment as it provided healthy distancing, enhanced trauma recall, and increased access to emotions.

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艺术疗法和认知处理疗法治疗与战斗相关的创伤后应激障碍：随机对照试验


摘要：这项随机对照试验旨在确定艺术疗法与认知处理疗法 (CPT) 结合使用是否比单独使用 CPT 更能有效减轻创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的症状。退伍军人 (N = 11) 被随机分配接受个人 CPT 或个人 CPT 与个人艺术治疗相结合。两组治疗后 PTSD 检查表 - 军事版和贝克抑郁量表 - II 评分均有所改善，但实验组和对照组之间的改善没有显着差异。研究发现，艺术治疗与 CPT 相结合可以改善创伤处理，退伍军人认为这是治疗的重要组成部分，因为它提供了健康的距离、增强了创伤回忆并增加了情感表达。