Intensives may be more suitable for those who are seeking faster symptom reduction.
Intensive treatment may also improve motivation for completion of treatment
In a study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief, intensive trauma-focused treatment program with EMDR therapy administered to patients (with) complex PTSD and ... multiple co-occurring...diagnoses...
Not only was the intensive version of EMDR therapy safe, but it also appeared to be associated with a significant decrease of PTSD symptoms with results maintained at follow-up.
One way of improving the effects of...treatments (and increasing the probability of completion) may... be to offer treatment in a highly condensed, intensive form. (This) is hypothesized to lead to faster symptom reduction...and contribute to meeting patients’ needs and expectations (Schnyder et al., 2015).
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