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 ...

Going through a traumatic experience is, by definition, horrific. As you try to make sense of what happened, your belief system may be impacted, which, in turn, can change your day-to-day thinking.

A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved after treatment for PTSD. The magnitude of these improvements was associated ...