The temporal dynamics of symptoms during exposure therapies of PTSD: a network approach

Figures & data

Table 1. The means (SDs) for the 9 studied PTSD symptoms at the first and the last week.

Symptom	Abbreviation	First week	Last week
Distressing dreams	Drm	1.63 (0.95)	0.95 (1.08)
Flashbacks	Fla	1.65 (0.87)	1.09 (1.17)
Distress reactivity	Dis	2.35 (0.62)	1.55 (1.05)
Physiological reactivity	Phy	2.15 (0.89)	1.35 (1.10)
Avoidance of thoughts	Avi	2.03 (1.00)	1.15 (1.06)
Avoidance of external reminders	Ave	2.02 (1.02)	0.94 (1.03)
Sleep problems	Slp	2.35 (0.69)	1.52 (1.16)
Hypervigilance	Hyp	2.26 (0.97)	1.03 (1.09)
Startle response	Str	2.20 (0.94)	1.12 (1.11)

Figure 1. The temporal network of PTSD symptoms. Arrows represent temporal prediction. Thickness of an edge represents the strength of connection. Green edges represent positive connections and red edges represent negative connections.

Figure 2. The contemporaneous network of PTSD symptoms. Thickness of an edge represents strength of connection. Green edges represent positive connections and red edges represent negative connections.

Figure 3. The between-person network of PTSD symptoms. Thickness of an edge represents strength of connection. Green edges represent positive connections and red edges represent negative connections.