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A clinician's perspective on memory reconsolidation as the primary basis for psychotherapeutic change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Nathan A. Kimbrel ,
Eric C. Meyer  and
Jean C. Beckham
Nathan A. Kimbrel
Affiliation:
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705. VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, andClinical Center, Durham, NC 27705. nathan.kimbrel@va.gov
Eric C. Meyer
Affiliation:
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Waco, TX 76711. Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX 76711. eric.meyer2@va.gov Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, 77843.
Jean C. Beckham
Affiliation:
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705. VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, andClinical Center, Durham, NC 27705. nathan.kimbrel@va.gov Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705. jean.beckham@va.gov
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Abstract

Lane et al.'s proposal that psychotherapeutic change comes about through memory reconsolidation is compelling; however, the model would be strengthened by the inclusion of predictions regarding additional factors that might influence treatment response, predictions for improving outcomes for non-responsive patients, and a discussion of how the proposed model might explain individual differences in vulnerability for mental health problems.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e8
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