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Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) produces clinically significant improvement in about 80 percent of patients with chronic PTSD.
The desire to avoid things that remind you of a traumatic event is best treated through repeat exposure to your triggers, until they no longer have power over you. Prolonged exposure therapy (PE) is a highly effective treatment for chronic PTSD and related depression, anxiety, and anger.
Individualized Treatment Over 12-15 Sessions
PE is a flexible therapy based on basic cognitive-behavioral principles that can be modified to fit the needs of individual patients:
- Process traumatic events
- Reduce trauma-induced psychological disturbances
- Instill inner-confidence and a sense of mastery
- Improve various aspects of daily functioning
- Increase their ability to cope with stress using courage instead of fearfulness
- Improve their ability to discriminate safe and unsafe situations
- Return to pre-traumatic, event-level functioning
PE outpatient treatment typically involves 90 minute sessions once a week and concludes after 12 to 15 sessions, on average.
PE has been successful in treating victims of various traumas including:
- Military combat
- Rape
- Assault
- Child abuse
- Disasters
- Motor vehicle accidents
Staff
Our PE sessions are collaborations of the therapist and patient that involve:
- Psychoeducation to better understand the patients’ trauma symptoms
- A variety of exposure related interventions
Locations
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Medical Office Building at Tabor
1200 W. Tabor Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
215-456-9850
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Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park
60 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-456-9850