Synergizing strengths of four trauma-focused treatments in a highly intensive integrated program for posttraumatic stress disorder: rationale and two case descriptions

Background

Various evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are available and several commonalities have been identified. Yet, these trauma-focused psychotherapies also have important differences. This raises the question whether several trauma-focused methods can be combined in one treatment format. Thus far, systematic efforts to combine multiple trauma-focused treatment methods have been limited.