Current diagnosis of PTSD as determined by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
For potential participants on psychiatric medication, dose must be stable for the past four weeks.
Veteran status
You may not be if
Current DSM-5 diagnoses of unstable bipolar disorder, past or present psychosis, or organic mental disorder
Active suicidal or homicidal ideation with plan or intent
Current moderate or severe substance use disorder, as defined by DSM-5 \[i.e., at least 4 diagnostic symptoms of Substance use disorder (SUD) present\]
Prior receipt of CPT or concurrent therapy for PTSD
Significant cognitive impairment as indicated by a score \<10th percentile on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
History of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Ohio State University TBI Identification Method and Veterans Administration/ Department of Defense (VA/DOD) guidelines
High verbal memory ability, as indicated by a score \>1 standard deviation (SD) above the population mean on the California Verbal Learning Test® Third Edition (CVLT-3) immediate recall task
