The Lancet Psychiatry in conversation with

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Emily Holmes on an imagery competing task for intrusive trauma memories

Emily Holmes on an imagery competing task for intrusive trauma memories18 feb33 min

How can you stop traumatic flashbacks in just one session? Intrusive memories are so common after experiencing traumatic events and are one of the hallmark features of PTSD, but what if you could take away the power of those images without having to discuss them at length in therapy? In this episode, Emily Holmes talks about a new randomised controlled trial of an imagery-competing task, where participants are taught in just one guided session to recall a traumatic memory and then use mental...