Healing From Trauma & Abuse
Military, Adult, & Childhood: Sexual trauma, Life-endangerment, & Maltreatment
Research on Holographic Reprocessing
Outcomes, including 14 randomized clinical trials, including comparisons to Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing, and Dialectical Behavioral treatments have found Holographic Reprocessing to be as effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and negative thinking as gold standard treatments and superior to control groups with very low dropout rates.
Holographic Reprocessing is also associated with improved positive factors such as secure attachment, cognitive flexibility, emotion regulation, general health, and post traumatic growth. It has also been found to improve a fighting spirit in cancer patients.
Studies have been conducted with male and female veterans, civilians, and adolescents, in the United States, and in the Middle East.
Research on Warrior Renew
Outcomes have been associated with decreased symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, negative thoughts, and suicide risk factors. It has also been associated with increased self-esteem, secure attachment, optimism, & satisfaction with life with medium to very large effect sizes.
Studies have had remarkably low dropout rates. A long-term follow up study found results were maintained a year from baseline with continued improvement in satisfaction with life.
Warrior Renew has been researched in a 12-week intensive outpatient program, twice a week outpatient group, 8-session group, and in a residential substance abuse program. It has been used in a week-long retreat, and delivered in single gender (women's and men's groups) and also in co-ed groups at a residential PTSD program.
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“(Warrior Renew) has saved my broken life.”
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"The way (Warrior Renew) slowly brought the awareness of my issue was amazing.“
"Thank you for creating a program that makes such a difference, for sharing it with us, and guiding us in this journey.”
Videos:
About the original Renew program
In 2012, the
New York Times created this film about the Renew program in Long Beach, CA. It includes graduates sharing writings from their journals that they created during Renew.
In 2013, Dateline Australia comes to Long Beach, CA to film graduates of the Renew program in this piece called "Homeless Heroes." Participants discuss their experience of being homeless and going through Renew.
SoCal Connected, a PBS documentary, films a graduate of Renew in Long Beach, CA. The 2009 film, "A Soldier's Story" won the 2010 Emmy Award for best News Segment of the year. Posted on this website is the 2012 revised film highlighting the experiences of this veteran.
** Note: The views expressed on these videos do not represent the views of the US Government or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Filming veterans was vetted through the Public Affairs office at the VA Long Beach with written consent from all participants.
After the Long Beach Renew program closed in 2013, Dr Katz decided to write Warrior Renew
so that others may benefit from this treatment.
The views expressed on this website do not represent the views
of the US Government or the Department of Veterans Affairs.