Maria Bragesjö is a clinical psychologist and researcher at the Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden. She also serves as the psychological manager at the Stockholm Countys Regional Competence Center for PTSD. Her research focuses on psychological trauma and PTSD, with a particular interest in early interventions following potentially traumatic events and the development of effective and accessible treatments for PTSD and complex PTSD. Her current research includes studies on the use of prlonged exposure in the early aftermath of trauma, i