Adjunct psychomotor trauma exposure in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a case series. Guépin, C., Duhem, S., Gaud, N., Warembourg, F., Vaiva, G., & Leroy, A. European journal of psychotraumatology, 16(1):2480889, dec, 2025.
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Introduction: Psychotraumatic disorders, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), have been a major public health issue for many years. However, many patients remain resistant to treatment, with significant levels of residual symptoms, a high dropout rate, and poor functional prognosis despite a reduction in psychotraumatic symptoms. The physical impact of trauma might influence treatment response. We have developed an integrative method for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, we report the cases of 16 successive patients with PTSD treated with adjunct psychomotor trauma exposure.Methods: The data were collected retrospectively from the clinical records of subjects treated with adjunct psychomotor exposure therapy at the Hauts-de-France Regional Center for Psychotrauma. Severity of psychotrauma was reported using PCL-5 before and one month after treatment.Results: A decrease in PCL-5 score was seen in all participants between baseline (45.6 ± 11.6) at the end of treatment (16.6 ± 10.1) (p < .001).Conclusion: Adjunct psychomotor exposure therapy is a promising tool for the treatment of PTSD. Future high-quality randomised controlled trials are necessary.
@article{Guepin2025,
abstract = {Introduction: Psychotraumatic disorders, particularly post-traumatic stress  disorder (PTSD), have been a major public health issue for many years. However, many patients remain resistant to treatment, with significant levels of residual symptoms, a high dropout rate, and poor functional prognosis despite a reduction in psychotraumatic symptoms. The physical impact of trauma might influence treatment response. We have developed an integrative method for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, we report the cases of 16 successive patients with PTSD treated with adjunct psychomotor trauma exposure.Methods: The data were collected retrospectively from the clinical records of subjects treated with adjunct psychomotor exposure therapy at the Hauts-de-France Regional Center for Psychotrauma. Severity of psychotrauma was reported using PCL-5 before and one month after treatment.Results: A decrease in PCL-5 score was seen in all participants between baseline (45.6 ± 11.6) at the end of treatment (16.6 ± 10.1) (p < .001).Conclusion: Adjunct psychomotor exposure therapy is a promising tool for the treatment of PTSD. Future high-quality randomised controlled trials are necessary.},
author = {Gu{\'{e}}pin, Claire and Duhem, St{\'{e}}phane and Gaud, Nicolas and Warembourg, Fr{\'{e}}d{\'{e}}rique and Vaiva, Guillaume and Leroy, Arnaud},
doi = {10.1080/20008066.2025.2480889},
issn = {2000-8066 (Electronic)},
journal = {European journal of psychotraumatology},
keywords = {Adult,Female,France,Humans,Implosive Therapy,Male,Middle Aged,Retrospective Studies,Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic,Treatment Outcome,methods,therapy},
language = {eng},
month = {dec},
number = {1},
pages = {2480889},
pmid = {40183188},
title = {{Adjunct psychomotor trauma exposure in the treatment of post-traumatic stress  disorder: a case series.}},
volume = {16},
year = {2025}
}

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