Travma Sonrası Stres Bozukluğu Tedavisinde Kullanılan Davranışçı Terapi Müdahale Teknikleri

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that significantly reduces the functionality of people with symptoms of this disorder and negatively affects their psychological health. Behavioral therapy is an empirically based therapy approach used in the treatment of this psychological disorder and many other psychological disorders. In this study, literature on behavioral therapy intervention techniques used in the treatment of PTSD and the empirical foundations of these techniques were reviewed. By examining literature in Turkish and English, it was concluded that psychoeducation, in vivo exposure, imaginal exposure, flooding, breathing exercises, relaxation training, and systematic desensitization behavioral therapy intervention techniques are commonly used in the treatment of PTSD. Moreover, literature has shown that these techniques are effective in the treatment of the related disorder.