@article{ref1,
title="A preliminary investigation of sudden gains in exposure therapy for PTSD",
journal="Behaviour research and therapy",
year="2010",
author="Doane, Lisa Stines and Feeny, Norah C. and Zoellner, Lori A.",
volume="48",
number="6",
pages="555-560",
abstract="The purpose of the current study was to examine sudden gains in those receiving treatment for PTSD and whether these rapid changes were related to overall symptom reduction in a small sample of female assault survivors with PTSD undergoing prolonged exposure (PE) therapy. Sudden gains were found to occur in 52% of the sample. Among those who experienced a sudden gain, the average magnitude (12.4 points) accounted for 61% of overall symptom reduction. Importantly, treatment outcome was better for those who experienced sudden gains than those who did not. The experience of a sudden gain may result in patients becoming more fully engaged with treatment, and recognition of them may result in identifying potential process-related predictors of treatment response.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0005-7967",
doi="10.1016/j.brat.2010.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2010.02.002"
}