Kognitive Modelle der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) gehen davon aus, dass eine dysfunktionale Informationsverarbeitung in den Bereichen Aufmerksamkeit, Interpretation, Bewertung und Gedächtnis einen wichtigen Faktor für das Auftreten und die Aufrechterhaltung der PTBS darstellt. Parallel zeigen verschiedenste Entwicklungen in der klinisch-experimentellen Forschung, dass es möglich sein könnte, solche kognitiven Verzerrungen mithilfe von Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)-Trainings zu modifizieren. In diesem Beitrag geben wir einen narrativen Überblick über die CBM-Forschung im Kontext von Trauma und PTBS, im experimentellen sowie klinisch-angewandten Bereich. Zudem werden Herausforderungen und neue Forschungslinien für die CBM-Forschung im Kontext der PTBS vorgestellt und diskutiert.

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