Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Christina Alliger-Horn Author

Subjects of specialization
Trauma therapy, Hypnotherapist, Psychopathology

Affiliation
German Armed Forces Center for Military Health, Berlin, Germany

Biography

Christina Alliger-Horn is Head psychologist at the Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin. She currently works as a Professional association of German psychologists. Her research interests focus on Behavioral therapy in individuals and groups, Special trauma therapy, EMDR therapist, Hypnotherapist.


Publications

Research Article Open Access

The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) – Development and Validation of a Shortened Military Version Based on a Sample of German Soldiers with Deployment- Related Trauma

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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DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000169

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