Interrupting Traumatic Memories: An Emergency Room Intervention for the Prevention of PTSD
This study examines the potential of a visuo spatial task at disrupting the consolidation of traumatic memories, and therefore lowering rates of PTSD. The study administers a visual spatial Virtual Reality task (SnowWorld) to recent trauma survivors in the Emergency Room, and compares PTSD and symptom development in these patients as compared to a control group who did not carry out the task. The study hypothesizes that the task will result in lower rates of PTSD, lower levels of intrusions, dissociation and pain at follow up.
This study is supported by a grant awarded to Dr Sara Freedman by the Keren Mechkar Binyaney Bituach
Study Collaborator: Dr Hunter Hoffman, HITLab, University of Washington
This study examines the potential of a visuo spatial task at disrupting the consolidation of traumatic memories, and therefore lowering rates of PTSD. The study administers a visual spatial Virtual Reality task (SnowWorld) to recent trauma survivors in the Emergency Room, and compares PTSD and symptom development in these patients as compared to a control group who did not carry out the task. The study hypothesizes that the task will result in lower rates of PTSD, lower levels of intrusions, dissociation and pain at follow up.
This study is supported by a grant awarded to Dr Sara Freedman by the Keren Mechkar Binyaney Bituach
Study Collaborator: Dr Hunter Hoffman, HITLab, University of Washington
Early Intervention for Preventing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: an Internet Based Virtual Reality Treatment
התערבות מוקדמת למניעת תסמונת פוסט טראומטי: טיפול מובוסס אינטרנט
The goal of the project is to overcome some of the common barriers to treatment amongst recent survivors of traumatic events, by combining the world of evidence-based intervention with that of modern Internet technology. Specifically, it aims to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an Internet delivery of early-intervention trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over the course of the study the following objectives will be achieved:
(1) The development of an Internet-based Virtual Reality intervention for preventing PTSD among patients who have recently experienced a traumatic event.
(2) The evaluation of the feasibility of administering this intervention, and
(3) The evaluation of the efficacy of this Internet based intervention in the prevention of PTSD in recent trauma survivors.
This project is supported by a grant awarded to Dr Sara Freedman from the Israel Internet Association
Study carried out in collaboration with Ehud Dayan, Sonarion Ltd.
התערבות מוקדמת למניעת תסמונת פוסט טראומטי: טיפול מובוסס אינטרנט
The goal of the project is to overcome some of the common barriers to treatment amongst recent survivors of traumatic events, by combining the world of evidence-based intervention with that of modern Internet technology. Specifically, it aims to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an Internet delivery of early-intervention trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over the course of the study the following objectives will be achieved:
(1) The development of an Internet-based Virtual Reality intervention for preventing PTSD among patients who have recently experienced a traumatic event.
(2) The evaluation of the feasibility of administering this intervention, and
(3) The evaluation of the efficacy of this Internet based intervention in the prevention of PTSD in recent trauma survivors.
This project is supported by a grant awarded to Dr Sara Freedman from the Israel Internet Association
Study carried out in collaboration with Ehud Dayan, Sonarion Ltd.