Empirically Based Trauma Therapies

Effectiveness of an intensive experiential group therapy program in promoting mental health and well-being among mass shooting survivors: A practice-based pilot study.

“…Hence, mass shooting survivors stand to benefit from empirically supported interventions tailored specifically to their needs. A majority of existing evidence-based trauma treatment approaches (e.g., Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy) are designed for individual treatment modalities (Gallagher et al, 2017); however, there is also growing empirical evidence for group psychotherapeutic approaches as efficacious in alleviating PTSD and related symptoms (Cowden, Chapman, et al, 2021; Schwartze et al, 2019). Given the salience of social factors in psychological functioning following mass trauma incidents, shared trauma work with other survivors is a promising area for empirical exploration.…”