How do you approach early interventions to reduce the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder following a traumatic event?
Are any pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic strategies effective in preventing the emergence of post-traumatic stress disorder after a traumatic event? How do you determine which patients could most benefit from early intervention?
Answer from: at Community Practice
When I was at the Yale Child Study Center, we developed an early intervention (secondary prevention) called the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI), which decreased PTSD by 63% in the RCT. You can search for it and request training. On the pharmacologic side, it has been shown tha...