@article{ref1,
title="Efficacy of single-session abreactive ego state therapy for combat stress injury, PTSD, and ASD",
journal="International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis",
year="2013",
author="Barabasz, Arreed and Barabasz, Marianne and Christensen, Ciara and French, Brian and Watkins, John G.",
volume="61",
number="1",
pages="1-19",
abstract="Abstract Using abreactive Ego State Therapy (EST), 36 patients meeting DSM-IV-TR and PTSD checklist (PCL) criteria were exposed to either 5-6 hours of manualized treatment or placebo in a single session. EST emphasizes repeated hypnotically activated abreactive &quot;reliving&quot; of the trauma experience combined with therapists' ego strength. Both the placebo and EST treatment groups showed significant reductions in PTSD checklist scores immediately posttreatment (placebo: mean 17.34 points; EST: mean 53.11 points) but only the EST patients maintained significant treatment effect at 4-week and 16- to 18-week follow-ups. Abreactive EST appears to be an effective and durable treatment for PTSD inclusive of combat stress injury and acute stress disorder.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7144",
doi="10.1080/00207144.2013.729377",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2013.729377"
}