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            According to a retrospective study, TRAUMATYS obtains a 96% remission rate, with 48% of complete remission, in an average of 9 months.  A prospective neuroimagery study has also shown that,  upon trauma-related stimulation, individuals effectively treated at TRAUMATYS display a less activated amygdala (less dysphoric affects), a less activated hippocampus (less need to have to put things in perspective), and a less activated prefrontal anterior cingulate cortex (probably less usage of defensive mechanisms). These neural improvements are highly correlated to PTSD improvements. They indicate a greater system efficiency and a down-regulation of autonomic responses. In short, individuals are less anxious and less reactive to stressors. They retain homeostasis upon trauma-related stimulation. Such findings suggest a neurobiological resolution of PTSD.

            At TRAUMATYS, Horowitz's dynamic therapy has been combined with cognitive-behavioral-pharmacological components. In psychotherapy, we aim at reducing sources of stress in the lives of individuals and at helping them recognize the deep-seated psychological wound induced by the traumatic event, while building a solid alliance. Subsequently, we identify the latent affect-laden conflicts which had been retriggered by the traumatic event and we work with the individuals at resolving them. Introspective hypnosis is also employed whenever individuals can experience intense dysphoric affects in a modulated way and have developed a solid alliance. Such trauma-focused method is used only when the therapeutic work at the usual waking state has not yielded the information necessary to identify the personal meanings of the traumatic event for a given individual. Bowlby's and Masterson's models are included at the core of therapy whenever an individual presents with structural deficits. These individuals usually succeed at resolving both their PTSD and at attenuating their structural deficits because PTSD breaks down the defensive shield of individuals, which allows a more direct access to the real self (embedding the traumatized self) and thus an opportunity to resolve structural deficits (i.e. intrapersonal and interpersonal patterns, personality disorders, insecure attachment patterns, etc.). At TRAUMATYS, psychotherapy is open-ended, taking the necessary time to treat PTSD and its comorbidity as completely as possible. Our psychotherapists stay away from high-anxiety-provoking techniques such as prolonged exposure or EMDR in order to avoid provoking iatrogenic effects in terms of further disorganization or the induction of defense mechanisms such as dissociation.

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