Predictors of PTSD Treatment Retention and Response: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Given the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the magnitude of its consequences, all affected veterans and active service members should have access to effective treatment. To match patients with the most appropriate treatment, it is important to know which treatment program characteristics and pretreatment patient characteristics are predictors of treatment retention and response. Knowing which aspects of programs are associated with better response could help design more effective programs, and finding pretreatment patient characteristics that can serve as red flags for dropout or prompts to monitor specific patients more closely would be a valuable tool for clinical practice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1158134

Entities

People

  • Christine Chen
  • Mahlet Gizaw
  • Margaret A. Maglione
  • Meghan Franco
  • Nima Shahidinia
  • Sangita M. Baxi
  • Susanne Hempel

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy
  • Recreation
  • Rehabilitation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
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