Prolonged exposure (PE) is an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many patients with PTSD also have other diagnoses. We investigated whether PE for PTSD also affects depressive, anxiety, obsessive compulsive, substance abuse, psychotic, eating and personality disorders. Participants were 149 patients with PTSD related to childhood abuse. These …

Ever wondered if tackling perfection could improve eating disorder habits? The study “A randomised controlled evaluation of an online perfectionism intervention for people with disordered eating – how perfect does it need to be?” looked at just that. The study investigated the effectiveness of two programs targeting perfectionism in individuals …

Stress-related disorders are on the rise in Western society, resulting in rising sick leave rates and declining productivity. Exhaustion due to persistent non-traumatic stress, often associated with burnout, has increasingly become a topic of public and academic concern. Yet, there is no universally accepted term for this condition. Clinical burnout, …