This special issue of Psychotherapy, published jointly with a companion issue in Practice Innovations (Volume 4, Issue 3), features the APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Readers of these special issues are encouraged to review the full clinical practice guideline and accompanying resources.
Guest Editors
Table of contents
View the table of contents with abstracts on APA PsycNET
Introduction
- Guideline Orthodoxy and Resulting Limitations of the American Psychological Association's Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of PTSD in Adults
Christine A. Courtois and Laura S. Brown
Articles
- Advantages of Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines Using International Standards
Steven D. Hollon and Bethany A. Teachman - An Appraisal of the American Psychological Association's Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Kristin E. Silver and Ronald F. Levant - A Guide to Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: An Update
Jessica L. Hamblen, Sonya B. Norman, Jeffrey H. Sonis, Andrea J. Phelps, Jonathan I. Bisson, Vanessa D. Nunes, Odette Megnin-Viggars, David Forbes, David S. Riggs, and Paula P. Schnurr - Potential Ethical Pitfalls and Dilemmas in the Promotion and Use of American Psychological Association-Recommended Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Enrico Gnaulati - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Are They Still Clinical?
Harold Kudler - Relationships and Responsiveness in the Psychological Treatment of Trauma: The Tragedy of the APA Clinical Practice Guideline
John C. Norcross and Bruce E. Wampold - The Cultural Context of Trauma Recovery: Considering the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Practice Guideline and Intersectionality
Thema Bryant-Davis - Trauma Training: Competencies, Initiatives, and Resources
Joan M. Cook, Elana Newman, and Vanessa Simiola - Implications of the American Psychological Association's Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Guideline for Trauma Education and Training
Janna A. Henning and Bethany L. Brand

