OPD-3 Manual zur Ereignis- und Traumaverarbeitung

The diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is challenging and complex. Psychotherapists are increasingly confronted with patients in whom post-traumatic stress disorder is at least suspected as a co-morbidity, often without a clear idea of what trauma-focussed treatment should actually involve, and it is important to understand whether trauma therapy is suitable for the individual patient. It is equally important to differentiate between the processing of unspecific stressful life events and actual psychological traumatisation. As a supplement to the OPD-3 manual, this additional module is intended to help sharpen this differentiation, as this has a significant impact on the selection of individually suitable psychotherapy.the module expands the assessment of the psychodynamic foundations to include the effects of traumatic events on psychodynamics. It takes into account how individual preconditions influence the perception and processing of traumatic events.