Types of Evidence-based Treatments

The Center for Deployment Psychology offers instruction in a variety of evidence-based treatments. These treatments include:

Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (PE)
 
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE): Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) is an evidenced-based, manualized treatment protocol that has been found effective for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other symptoms following traumatic events.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
 
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidenced-based, manualized treatment protocol that has been found effective for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other corollary symptoms following traumatic events.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia is widely recognized as the effective treatment for a wide range of insomnias.  The treatment is typically made up of a number of components including assessment, behavioral and cognitive interventions, motivational techniques and relapse prevention skills.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression (CBT-D)
 
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression (CBT-D):  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically-validated psychotherapy that is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression in the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Depressive Disorder (2009).  CBT is a structured, short-term, present-oriented approach to psychotherapy that helps patients modify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior in order to resolve current problems.
Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients (CT-SP)
 
Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients (CT-SP):   Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patient (CT-SP) is an evidenced-based, short-term, present-oriented approach that has demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of suicide ideation and behaviors. The treatment includes a number of core components including assessment, crisis intervention, behavioral and cognitive interventions, problem-solving skills and a relapse prevention exercise.