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Addressing Complexity: Treating PTSD When Dissociation and Somatization are Present
Abigail Angkaw, PhD and Brittany Davis, PhD
Wednesday, April 16 at 2:00pm ET
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About the Topic
Complex presentations of PTSD, particularly dissociation and somatization trauma reactions, sometimes lead both clinicians and patients to hesitate to engage in a trauma-focused treatment for PTSD. The 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD recommends evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies, such as Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as first-line of treatment for individuals with PTSD; and has identified several additional options as second-line of treatment for PTSD (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Present Centered Therapy (PCT), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET)). This course will help clinicians to identify and conceptualize dissociation and somatization presentations as trauma reactions within a PTSD case conceptualization framework. We will share measurement tools to encourage assessment of symptoms and diagnosis and review clinical suggestions to support first-line and second-line evidence-based PTSD treatment for Veterans with these complex presentations.
About the Presenters
[Abigail Angkaw, PhD]
ABIGAIL ANGKAW, PhD is a clinical psychologist and the National Mental Health Director for Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions in the VA Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health Administration Central Office. She is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego and a researcher in the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She was previously a consultant in the PTSD Consultation Program through the National Center for PTSD. Dr. Angkaw is personally invested in helping providers through complex clinical and administrative challenges to provide high quality care for Veterans. She joined VA in 2008 to complete her psychology internship and then postdoctoral training at VA San Diego and received her PhD at the University of Cincinnati.
[Brittany Davis, PhD]
BRITTANY DAVIS, PhD is a consultant for the PTSD Consultation Program, a clinical psychologist in the PTSD Clinical Team at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the University of South Florida. Her clinical and research interests include best practices for the treatment of PTSD and addictions, and novel treatments to address trauma-related guilt, shame, and moral injury. She specializes in Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders using Prolonged Exposure (COPE). Dr. Davis has conducted research and worked in a variety of treatment settings. Dr. Davis received her PhD from Alliant International University in San Diego, California and completed her predoctoral internship and a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in PTSD and comorbid substance use disorders at VA San Diego.
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[Upcoming Lectures]
April 16
Addressing Complexity: Treating PTSD When Dissociation and Somatization are Present
Abigail Angkaw, PhD and Brittany Davis, PhD
May 21
What’s the Latest in Cognitive Processing Therapy? Updates in Research and Practice
Jennifer Wachen, PhD and Ellen Healy, PhD
June 18
Supporting Clients Following Disasters or Mass Violence
Patricia Watson, PhD
July 16
Moral Distress among Healthcare Workers
Sonya Norman, PhD
August 20
Treating Comorbid PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder: An Update
Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP
September 17
Personalizing Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD Using a Case Formulation Approach
Tara Galovski, PhD
October 15
MDMA and Psilocybin Therapies for PTSD Treatment: Updates and Future Direction
Leslie Morland, PsyD and Josh Wooley, MD, PhD
November 19
Delivering Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in 60-Minute Sessions
Sheila Rauch, PhD, ABPP
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