Task-shifting of prolonged exposure for primary care (PE-PC) for PTSD in a semirural setting in South Africa: A pilot implementation study.

Implementation science (IS) has received increased attention as it provides a means to bridge the know-do gap to implement evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. Against this backdrop, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a global mental health concern (Koenen et al., 2017), especially in low- and middle-income countries characterized by limited trained health professionals, infrastructure, and limited access to evidence-based mental health care (Chen et al.

Trauma survivors' perceptions and experiences of prolonged exposure for PTSD at a psychology clinic.

Background: Several trauma-focused treatments have been developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet there are limited studies on how trauma survivors perceive and experience trauma-focused treatments such as prolonged exposure therapy (PE) for PTSD, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Aim: The study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of trauma survivors receiving prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD and the general acceptability of PE for PTSD in a LMIC.

The experiences of clinical psychologists in treating traumatic stress at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape: A qualitative study.

Background: Qualitative data on the experiences of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a psychiatric setting in a low-resource context is sparse.

Aim: The authors aimed to explore the lived experiences of clinical psychologists who treat patients who are either trauma survivors or perpetrators in a psychiatric hospital.

Setting: A public psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The feasibility of prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in low- and middle-income countries: a review.

There is a need in the global south to evaluate and implement empirically supported psychological interventions to ameliorate symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Empirically supported treatments (ESTs) have increasingly been developed and implemented, yet the majority people in the global south do not have access to these treatments for mental disorders such as PTSD. Prolonged exposure therapy has accrued substantial empirical evidence to show it as an effective treatment for PTSD.