Using Attentional Bias Modification to Address Trauma Symptoms
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female, 19+, have experienced at least one adult sexual trauma, and must currently be experiencing PTSD symptoms as a result of the sexual assault
Exclusion Criteria:
- male
Sites / Locations
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Attentional Bias Modification
Attentional Control Condition
In the ABM treatment condition, participants will have four 20-minute in-lab treatment conditions across two weeks. Within these Attention Bias Modification sessions, participants will be presented with a fixation cross for 500 ms. The fixation cross will then be replaced with a word pair consisting of either a threat/neutral pair or a neutral/neutral word for 500 ms, followed by a probe in the location of one of the two words (80% threat/neutral pairs, 20% neutral/neutral pairs; the target will always appear in the location of the neutral word).
Participants will have four 20-minute in-lab treatment conditions across two weeks. Within the Attention Bias Modification control sessions, participants will be presented with a fixation cross for 500 ms. The fixation cross will then be replaced with a word pair consisting of either a threat/neutral pair or a neutral/neutral word for 500 ms, followed by a probe in the location of one of the two words (80% threat/neutral pairs, 20% neutral/neutral pairs; the target appears in the location of the neutral word in 50% of the trials. Complete Stroop and 3-back task, etc.