2019
Predictors of Dropout From Residential Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans
Smith NB, Sippel LM, Rozek DC, Hoff RA, Harpaz-Rotem I. Predictors of Dropout From Residential Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans. Frontiers In Psychology 2019, 10: 362. PMID: 30873081, PMCID: PMC6401625, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment dropoutResidential treatmentStress disorderSymptomatic patient populationResidential PTSD programsType of treatmentTrauma-focused psychotherapyVeterans Affairs programsTrauma-focused therapyResidential programsResidential PTSD treatmentPredictors of dropoutPatient populationSuccessful treatmentPhysical functioningSymptomatic individualsPsychiatric symptomsHigh riskPTSD treatmentReduced likelihoodFiscal year 2015PTSD programGreater PTSD symptomsGreater symptoms
2017
Fear extinction and memory reconsolidation as critical components in behavioral treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and potential augmentation of these processes
Smith NB, Doran JM, Sippel LM, Harpaz-Rotem I. Fear extinction and memory reconsolidation as critical components in behavioral treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and potential augmentation of these processes. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 649: 170-175. PMID: 28065842, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderReconsolidation processPTSD psychotherapyStress disorderBehavioral treatmentExposure-based treatmentsCritical brain regionsFear extinctionMemory reconsolidationTraumatic memoriesImportant future directionsPTSD populationsPTSD therapyNeurobiological mechanismsPrefrontal cortexReconsolidationBrain regionsPsychotherapyProcess of extinctionMemoryPotential avenuesFuture directionsBehavioral modificationExtinctionDisorders