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Cloitre, M. & Schmidt, J.A., (2022). STAIR Narrative Therapy. In (Eds.) U. Schnyder & M. Evidence Based Treatments for Trauma-Related Psychological Disorders.pp 307–328. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-97802-0
Case Reports:
Cloitre, M., Lovelund, A.A., Jackson, C., Edward, D., Baker, M. (2023). STAIR Narrative Therapy for Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Treating Sexual and Gender Minority Trauma. Journal of Clinical Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23572.
Edward, D., Cloitre, M., Jackson, C., Weiss, B., Rosenfeld, E. (2024). Exploring STAIR Narrative Therapy in LGBTQIA+ Communities: Enhancing Trauma Treatment Efficacy. Panel Discussion presented at the ISTSS 2024 Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Tissue, A., Specker, P., Hoffman, J., Uppal, S., Cloitre, M., Neuner, F., O’Donnell, M. & Nickerson, A. (2022). Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation for Refugees (STAIR-R) integrated with Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET): A case study on the treatment of PTSD and emotion dysregulation for refugees and asylum-seekers. Clinical Case Studies. Doi/10.1177/15346501221133315
Clinical Trials:
Cloitre M, Koenen KC, Cohen LR, Han H. (2002). Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation followed by Exposure: A phase-based treatment for PTSD related to childhood abuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 1067-1074. Doi: 0.1037/2F0022-006X.70.5.1067
Cloitre M, Stovall-McClough KC, Nooner K, Zorbas P, Cherry S, Jackson CL, Gan W, Petkova E. (2010). Treatment for PTSD related to childhood abuse: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 8, 915-24. Doi/full/10.1176/ appi.ajp.2010.09081247
Cloitre M, Petkova E, Wang J, & Feihan, L. (2012). An examination of a sequential treatment on the course and impact of dissociation among women with PTSD related to childhood abuse. Depression and Anxiety, 29, 709-717. Doi:10.1002/da.21920
Levitt JT, Malta LS, Martin A, Davis L, Cloitre M. (2007). The flexible application of a manualized treatment for PTSD symptoms and functional impairment related to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 1419-1433. Doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.01.004
Oprel DA, Hoeboer CM, Schoorl M, Kleine RAD, Cloitre, M, Wigard IG, ... & van der Does, W. (2021). Effect of Prolonged Exposure, intensified Prolonged Exposure and STAIR+ Prolonged Exposure in patients with PTSD related to childhood abuse: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1851511. Doi/full/ 10.1080/20008198.2020.1851511
Readings About STAIR alone:
Individual:
Cloitre, M., Morabito, D., Macia, K., Speicher, S., Froelich, J., Webster, K., ... & Morland, L. (2024). A home-based telehealth randomized controlled trial of skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation versus present-centered therapy for women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Jain S, Ortigo K, Gimeno J, Baldor DA, Weiss BJ, & Cloitre M. (2020). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) for Veterans in Primary Care. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Doi/10.1002/jts.22523
Group STAIR:
Jackson, C., Weiss, B. J., & Cloitre, M. (2019). STAIR group treatment for veterans with PTSD: efficacy and impact of gender on outcome. Military Medicine, 184(1-2), e143-e147