Simple and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

Complex PTSD will be established as a syndrome in the ICD-11. In the workshop the management of simple PTSD will be demonstrated and the role of trauma confrontation will be highlighted. The diagnostic signs and features of Complex PTSD will be explained, using characteristic cases. We shall discuss how diagnostic procedures can help us planning therapies and specific strategies including hypnotherapeutic techniques. Basic exercises for the first contacts with severely handicapped people with these complex forms of PTSD will be practiced.