Adaptive Disclosure: A Combat Specific PTSD Treatment

Abstract

Many service members exposed to combat and operational stressors develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Evidence-based interventions for treating PTSD, however, were not developed for military trauma and thus may be suboptimal for this population. This study compares Adaptive Disclosure, an intervention for Marines and Sailors with PTSD stemming from deployment experiences, to an empirically supported PTSD treatment. The report details the fifth year of work on this trial, in which we continued recruitment. The Boston team has principally been involved in conducting pre- and post-treatment psychosocial assessments that will be used to determine treatment efficacy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1094508

Entities

People

  • Aianna Coady
  • Brett T Litz
  • Jessica Carney
  • Stephanie Larew

Organizations

  • Boston VA Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cognition
  • Combat Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Intervention
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.