Description: This PE manual provides all of the logistics necessary for a trained mental health provider to implement Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD with their patients. This intervention is the most researched and well-supported PTSD treatment available. The model is flexible and individualized to address the needs of a variety of trauma survivors suffering with PTSD. PE has been recommended as a first-line treatment for PTSD in every guideline; this is the manual that tells a practitioner how to do it.
Review Quotes: "This is a useful guide for clinicians new to PE for PTSD by providing structure for the sessions, case examples, and handouts that can be used in sessions...the accompanying patient workbook is a must." -- Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System), Doody's
"Prolonged Exposure (PE) is an extremely effective treatment for PTSD. This outstanding, easy to follow manual makes clear how to use PE to help clients, even those with very complicated presentations, extensive trauma histories, and comorbidities such as substance use disorder, recover from PTSD" -- Sonya Norman, PhD, Professor, University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry and National Center for PTSD