Executive functions in post-traumatic stress disorder

Their relation to PTSD severity and daily functioning

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ID15516844
AuthorsNehal Safi (Rambam Health Care Campus), Elias Jahjah (Rambam Health Care Campus), Eyal Bergmann (0000-0001-7342-4259, Rambam Health Care Campus), Eyal Fruchter (Rambam Health Care Campus), Yael Caspi (Rambam Health Care Campus), Udi Oren (Ministry of Defense), Naomi Josman (0000-0002-0600-0605, University of Haifa), Évelyne Klinger (0000-0001-5959-4323, Laval Mayenne Technopole), Batya Engel‐Yeger (0000-0002-8975-9122, University of Haifa, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume16
Pages1620472-1620472
Publication date2025-11-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1620472
PMID41334082
OpenAlexW4416295751
LanguageEN
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Executive function difficulties in PTSD may correlate with PTSD severity and restrict daily functioning. Therefore, executive functions in PTSD should be evaluated using ecologically valid assessments to illuminate the implications of real-life activities. VAP-S 2 uniquely enables an objective assessment of executive functions in real-life scenarios for PTSD, complementing self-report and enhancing the ecological validity of findings. It is recommended to combine self-reports that reflect the person's authentic perspective with performance-based assessments, such as the VAP-S 2, to focus intervention on people's real-life context and, by that, improve their function and well-being

Context (archaeology · Ecological validity · Executive functions · Function (biology · Intervention (counseling · Perspective (graphical · Relation (database · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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