Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating anxiety disorder known to be the result of faulty neurocircuitry, negative emotions responses, and abnormal changes in cognition and behavior. While many different interventions exist to treat it, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is the most effective at managing symptoms and allowing patients to recover the most effectively. Through examination of PTSD from neurobiological, social, and individual perspectives, CPT is identified to have the most significant positive impact on adjusting neurocircuitry, changing maladaptive behavioral patterns, and augmenting cognitive functioning for patients. Other therapeutic practices are examined in direct comparison to CPT like that of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for PTSD as well as the famously examined Prolonged Exposure Therapy. However, after examination of existing research, CPT is still proven to be the most effective for PTSD recovery. Research was collected from 19 different clinical studies, meta analyses, and reviews with special interest in the Yuan et al. 2022 meta analysis, Xue et al. 2015 meta analysis, and the Gallagher & Resick 2013 clinical trial. Limitations in the existence of research require that further clinical studies and trials be performed to examine the effectiveness of CPT in comparison to existing therapeutic approaches to managing the cognitions, emotions, and behaviors associated with PTSD.
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