Complex trauma and Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: How do trauma chronicity and PTSD presentation affect treatment outcome?

Background: Traumatic experiences are common in youth and can be classified as acute (one incident or short-term) or complex (chronic exposure to multiple traumas) experiences. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common response to trauma, often co-occurring with other mental health symptoms. According to the International Classification of Diseases, 11 Edition (World Health Organization, 2018), complex PTSD includes difficulties with affect regulation, interpersonal relationships, and self-blame.

Depression and eating disorders: treatment and course.

Background: We examined the course of major depressive disorder (MDD) and predictors of MDD recovery and relapse in a longitudinal sample of women with eating disorders (ED).

Methods: 246 Boston-area women with DSM-IV anorexia nervosa-restricting (ANR; n=51), AN-binge/purge (ANBP; n=85), and bulimia nervosa (BN; n=110) were recruited between 1987 and 1991 and interviewed using the Eating Disorders Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE-EAT-II) every 6-12 months for up to 12 years. 100 participants had MDD at study intake and 45 developed MDD during the study.