Direct therapeutic exposure

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Direct Therapeutic Exposure (DTE) is a technique pioneered by Patrick A. Boudewyns, where stressors are vividly and safely confronted to help combat veterans, and patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, or phobias. A similar therapy is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). First known publication in book form is Flooding and Implosive Therapy: Direct Therapeutic Exposure in Clinical Practice by Patrick A. Boudewyns, Robert H. Shipley. 1983. ISBN 0-306-41155-5.

It is not uncommon to combine DTE treatment with other therapies.

[edit] See also

Other techniques for treating PTSD:

• family therapy
• psychodynamic psychotherapy
• creative arts therapy
• outward bound programs
• cognitive behavior therapy.

[edit] References

Boudewyns, P.A. & Hyer, L. (1990). "Physiological Response to Combat Memories and Preliminary Treatment Outcome in Vietnam Veteran PTSD patients treated with Direct Therapeutic Exposure." Behavior Therapy, 21, 63-87.

[edit] External links

• A Review of Alternative Approaches to the Treatment of Post Traumatic Sequelae