Christina Alliger-Horn Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Trauma therapy, Hypnotherapist, Psychopathology
German Armed Forces Center for Military Health, Berlin, Germany
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Christina Alliger-Horn, Iron Hahn, Isabell Hessenbruch, Julia Schultheis, Peter Zimmermann, Tobias Hecker and Gerd Willmund
Abstract
Background: Differentiated and economical diagnostic methods are in ever greater demand in the treatment of soldiers traumatised by war. In the context of cognitive-behavioural approaches, the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) serves to identify dysfunctional cognitions that play a key role in the development and persistence of trauma-related disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Objectives: The aim of this study is develop and validate an efficient shortened version of the PTCI for soldiers traumatised on deployment in order to provide an improved and practical instrument for use in everyday clinical practice.
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