The power of imagery: examining the prevalence of imagination-based hotspots after a traumatic event in the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service

Imagination-based mental imagery appears to be linked to the 'hotspots' of a high proportion of people experiencing PTSD in this sample. Results underline the importance of enquiring about the presence of mental imagery during PTSD treatment. The presence of peri-traumatic mental images has implications for effective updating of 'hotspots' in PTSD treatment.