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Although art therapy remains understudied in this context, it shows promise for treating hard-to-handle symptoms such as avoidance and emotional numbing, while engaging underlying psychological processes. The paper provides a conceptual foundation for research by situating art therapy among other PTSD treatments, presenting a theoretical rationale, and outlining best practices. 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Although art therapy has been understudied in this context, it shows promise as a means of treating hard-to-treat symptoms of combat-related PTSD, such as avoidance and emotional numbing, while also addressing the underlyingpsychological situation that gives rise to these symptoms. In this paper, we establish a conceptual foundation for research about art therapy as a treatmentfor combat-related PTSD by situating art therapy within the context of other PTSD treatments, outlining a theoretical rationale for using art therapy asa treatmentfor PTSD, and clarifying “bestpractices”for using art therapy as a treatmentfor combat-related PTSD. We recommend group treatment in three stages and suggest that art therapists who treat combat-related PTSD receive specialized training in trauma intervention and PTSD theory.  \nEditor’s note: Kate Collie, PhD, MFA, ATR is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. Amy Backos, MA, ATR-BC is affiliated with the San Francisco Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. Cathy Malchiodi, MA, ATR-BC is the professional relations director for the American Art Therapy Association. David Spiegel, MD, holds an endowed chair in the School of Medicine at Stanford University, is the Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Psychosocial Research Laboratory at that institution. Correspondence may be directed to Kate Collie, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5718; [email: KateCollie @KateCollie.com](email: KateCollie @KateCollie.com).  \nSpecial thanks to Anne Mills, ATR-BC, for supplying survey responses and other crucial material, and to the AATA Research Committee for initiating the process of establishing guidelines for using art therapy as a treatment for PTSD. Additional thanks to art therapists Linda Gantt, Martha Haeseler, Paula Howie, and Barbara Skelly for their valuable ideas and insights.  \nPosttraumatic Stress Disorder  \nPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or series of events, such as combat, in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened, causing feelings of intense fear, helplessness, or horror. PTSD is characterized by three groups of symptoms: intrusive re-experiencing, avoidance of reminders and triggers, and hyperarousal including hypervigilance and exaggerated startle response. It is typical for people with PTSD to repeatedly re-experience the terrifying event(s) in the form of flashback episodes, memories, nightmares, or frightening thoughts, especially when they are exposed to reminders of the trauma. Anniversaries of the event can also trigger these intrusive symptoms. People with PTSD often experience emotional numbness, sleep disturbances, outbursts of anger, and life problems resulting from the avoidance of traumatic reminders. There is often fluctuation between persistent re-experiencing and avoidance, leading to social isolation that can escalate to the point where it resembles agoraphobia. Feelings of intense guilt and self-loathing are also common with PTSD (National Institute of Mental Health, 2002) . If the initial trauma exposure was severe and if avoidance persists, symptoms of PTSD are likely to become chronic (Breslau & Davis, 1992; Foa, Stein, & McFarlane, 2006; Marshall, Beebe, Oldham,& Zaninelli, 2001) .  \nIt is common for depression, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders to co-occur with PTSD, as well as headaches, gas","cbCaimeSn8cozQwC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimeSn8cozQwC","pdf",335603,"English","# Art Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Recommendations for Research and Practice\n## Abstract\n## Posttraumatic Stress Disorder\n## PTSD Among Combat Veterans","[{\"question\":\"What symptoms does the paper associate with combat-related PTSD?\",\"answer\":\"PTSD is described as involving intrusive re-experiencing, avoidance of reminders and triggers, and hyperarousal, including hypervigilance and exaggerated startle response. Emotional numbness, sleep disturbances, anger outbursts, and social isolation are also noted.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper position art therapy within PTSD treatment?\",\"answer\":\"The paper establishes a conceptual foundation by situating art therapy within other PTSD treatments, providing a theoretical rationale for its use, and clarifying best practices for treating combat-related PTSD.\"},{\"question\":\"What guidance is given for implementing art therapy for combat veterans?\",\"answer\":\"The paper recommends group treatment in three stages and suggests that art therapists receive specialized training in trauma intervention and PTSD theory.\"}]","Art Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD - Recommendations for Research and Practice | PDF",1792073921]