TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Effects of an online imagery-based treatment program in patients with workplace-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a pilot study
JO  - Psychiatry investigation
A1  - Lee, Won Joon
A1  - Choi, Soo-Hee
A1  - Shin, Jung Eun
A1  - Oh, Chang Young
A1  - Ha, Na Hyun
A1  - Lee, Ul Soon
A1  - Lee, Yoonji Irene
A1  - Choi, Yoobin
A1  - Lee, Saerom
A1  - Jang, Joon Hwan
A1  - Hong, Yun-Chul
A1  - Kang, Do-Hyung
SP  - 1071
EP  - 1078
VL  - 15
IS  - 11
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We developed easily accessible imagery-based treatment program for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to workplace accidents and investigated the effects of the program on various PTSD related symptoms. <br><br>METHODS: The program was based on an online platform and consisted of eight 15-min sessions that included script-guided imagery and supportive music. Thirty-five patients with workplace-related PTSD participated in this program 4 days per week for 4 weeks. Its effects were examined using self-report questionnaires before and after the take-home online treatment sessions. <br><br>RESULTS: After completing the 4-week treatment program, patients showed significant improvements in depressed mood (t=3.642, p=0.001) based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), anxiety (t=3.198, p=0.003) based on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder seven-item (GAD-7) scale, and PTSD symptoms (t=5.363, p<0.001) based on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Check List (PCL). In particular, patients with adverse childhood experiences exhibited a greater degree of relief related to anxiety and PTSD symptoms than those without adverse childhood experiences. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The present results demonstrated that the relatively short online imagery-based treatment program developed for this study had beneficial effects for patients with workplace-related PTSD.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2018.09.28
ID  - ref1
ER  -