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Table 1 Overview of D-CPT

From: Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy for adolescents and young adults with PTSD symptoms after physical and sexual abuse: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Week

Sessions

Phase

Details

1–4

5

Commitment

Therapy contract, emergency plan

   

Lifeline

Therapy goals

5–8

6

Emotion-regulation

Monitoring and identifying dysfunctional behavior and its long-term consequences

   

Using distress tolerance skills

Education about emotions

9–12

15

Intensive CPT

PTSD symptoms and psychological processes

   

Identifying maladaptive beliefs (“stuck points”)

Remembering the traumatic event through written accounts

Challenging stuck points

Focusing on special themes including safety, trust, control, esteem, and intimacy

13–16

4

Developmental tasks

Education about potentially abusive partners

   

Education-focused help

Inclusion of social network

Review