Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a frontline, evidence-based treatment for PTSD. CPT focuses on changing trauma-related thoughts and beliefs about oneself, others, and the world.

CPT is a cognitive behavioral therapy that is very effective when it comes to reducing the symptoms of PTSD that have come as a result of traumatic events such as child abuse, combat, rape, and ...

A 2019 analysis of 11 studies concluded that CPT can provide effective PTSD treatment. A 2022 study found that it was slightly less effective than exposure therapy, but the difference was negligible.

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

A total of 60 individuals (mean age, 36.9 years; 90% women) diagnosed with PTSD from a national psychiatric referral hospital in Tokyo were randomly assigned on a 1:1 basis to receive either CPT ...