A systematic review of written exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms.

Objective: Written exposure therapy (WET) is a brief treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with an increasing number of studies published over the past several years. The current study conducted a systematic review to evaluate the current state of evidence for WET as a treatment for PTSD symptom severity.

Method: Four databases were searched: PsycInfo, PTSDpubs, MEDLINE, and PubMed.