Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Rapid Treatment of Symptoms of Psychological Trauma

Methods Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, disabling anxiety disorder.1 Psychotherapies used to treat PTSD, including cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), may require long-term treatment2 and provide only partial resolution of symptoms. Similarly, pharmacological approaches to treating PTSD do not resolve the cause of PTSD and clients frequently experience side effects and withdrawal. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a new eye movement, exposure-based therapy, is brief (i.e. 1-5 sessions) and does not require an established client/therapist relationship.