Combining trauma therapy with computer-based neurocognitive training in soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder

A quasi-experimental study on symptom reduction and long-term memory functions

Bibliographic Data

ID15525549
AuthorsPatric Muschner (Witten/Herdecke University, corresponding author), Lena Goldschmidt (Witten/Herdecke University), Luisa Sophie Gröning (Witten/Herdecke University), Jennifer Spohrs (0000-0001-8886-0395, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus), G Willmund (Bundeswehrkrankenhaus), Gerd-Dieter Willmund (Bundeswehr Centre for Military Mental Health, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin), Martina Piefke (0000-0003-0272-278X, Witten/Herdecke University)
Year2026
Volume17
Pages1750423-1750423
Publication date2026-02-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1750423
PMID41788648
OpenAlexW7130321873
LanguageEN
References cited50

C-bnt was associated with modest, domain-specific reductions in PTSD-related avoidance and depressive symptoms at post-treatment, while no improvements in verbal or visuospatial long-term memory performance were observed. Symptom relief may thus be based on intermingled changes of diverse cognitive resources and emotional processes. We suggest that c-bnt may serve as a low-threshold adjunct to trauma-focused therapy, that may help to improve health condition and capabilities of everyday life in soldiers with PTSD

Cognition · Depression (economics · Intervention (counseling · Mediation · Memory Impairment · Neurocognitive · Verbal learning · Verbal memory · Visual memory · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Traumatic Brain Injury Research