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About the Program
This program offers services for children,
teens, and adults. As we now know, traumatic experiences
are surprisingly common among all these groups. In adults,
epidemiological studies show 50-60% of the general population
has experienced at least one traumatic event. Rates are
similarly high among youths. One of the most common psychological
sequelae of trauma is PTSD.
PTSD is an anxiety disorder characterized
by unwanted, upsetting trauma-related thoughts, avoidance
of trauma-related situations and memories, and sleep and
concentration problems. PTSD occurs in both youths and
adults. This is a chronic and debilitating condition,
with lifetime prevalence rates ranging from 8%-14% of
the U.S. population. Thus, providing service and conducting
research in this population is of the utmost importance.
Fortunately, good, evidence based treatments
exist for PTSD. Cognitive behavioral interventions in
particular appear to be effective. Cognitive behavioral
treatments focus on reducing trauma related anxiety and
avoidance in order to help people overcome their trauma
related fears. Medications have also been found to be
very helpful, and in adults, two medications have been
approved by the FDA for use with PTSD: sertraline and
paroxetine.
Services that Dr. Feeny’s Program offers
include evaluations, short-term cognitive behavioral treatment
for acute and chronic reactions to trauma, and training
of clinicians in how to conduct cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT) for children and adults with PTSD. In the future,
medication consults and management will also be integrated.
This Program will also support research
related to how to most effectively treat PTSD. Currently,
a treatment study is already underway for adult trauma
survivors; in this study eligible adults with PTSD will
receive a thorough, no-cost evaluation and either cognitive
behavioral therapy or sertraline.
Our Team
Norah C. Feeny,
PhD, Director |
profile | email
Lisa R. Stines,
PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar | email
Jennifer Fabritius,
BA, Research Coordinator | email
Contact Us
For more information or to schedule an appointment,
please call Jennifer
Fabritius at 216-983-0836.
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