CYP Wellbeing Network Seminar: Developing a Culturally Informed Guided Written Exposure Therapy: Cross-Cultural Design and Empirical Evaluation in Chinese Adolescents and Adults with PTSD
Think Tank Seminar Series
The CYP Wellbeing @Exeter Research Network are pleased to invite you to this online seminar with Dr Yinyin Zang, Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology at Peking University
| A Mood Disorders Centre seminar | |
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| Speaker(s) | Dr Yinyin Zang is a senior Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology at Peking University. She earned her Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from the University of Nottingham and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Tre |
| Date | 17 June 2025 |
| Time | 11:00 to 12:30 |
| Place | EMS Building G18 |
| Organizer | CYP Wellbeing |
Event details
Abstract
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects millions worldwide, yet access to treatment remains highly unequal. In low-resource settings, fewer than 12% of individuals with PTSD receive care within a year, creating widespread suffering and societal burden. While effective PTSD treatments exist, they were largely developed in high-income countries and require extensive therapist training and clinical infrastructure—resources scarce in many global regions.
Our research addresses this gap through culturally informed written-based exposure therapies designed with implementation in mind from the outset. We developed a series intervention for Chinese PTSD populations, including a self-guided online program, online delivered individual therapy, and school-based group treatment for adolescents.
These approaches were designed to be affordable, culturally appropriate, and less reliant on specialized mental health professionals, making them well-suited for low-resource settings. This work contributes to efforts to reduce global mental health disparities through scalable, context-sensitive PTSD interventions.
Location:
EMS Building G18