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KMID : 1118520180150111071
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Psychiatry Investigation
2018 Volume.15 No. 11 p.1071 ~ p.1078
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Effects of an Online Imagery-Based Treatment Program in Patients with Workplace-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study
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Lee Won-Joon
Choi Soo-Hee
Shin Jung-Eun
Oh Chang-Young
Ha Na-Hyun
Lee Ul-Soon
Lee Yoon-Ji Irene
Choi Yoo-Bin
Lee Sae-Rom
Jang Joon-Hwan
Hong Yun-Chul
Kang Do-Hyung
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Abstract
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Objective: We developed easily accessible imagery-based treatment program for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to workplace accidents and investigated the effects of the program on various PTSD related symptoms.
Methods: The program was based on an online platform and consisted of eight 15-min sessions that included script-guided imagery and supportive music. Thirty-five patients with workplace-related PTSD participated in this program 4 days per week for 4 weeks. Its effects were examined using self-report questionnaires before and after the take-home online treatment sessions.
Results: After completing the 4-week treatment program, patients showed significant improvements in depressed mood (t=3.642, p=0.001) based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), anxiety (t=3.198, p=0.003) based on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder seven-item (GAD-7) scale, and PTSD symptoms (t=5.363, p<0.001) based on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Check List (PCL). In particular, patients with adverse childhood experiences exhibited a greater degree of relief related to anxiety and PTSD symptoms than those without adverse childhood experiences.
Conclusion: The present results demonstrated that the relatively short online imagery-based treatment program developed for this study had beneficial effects for patients with workplace-related PTSD.
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KEYWORD
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Posttraumatic stress disorder, Imagery-based treatment, Workplace injury
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