A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for PTSD in Women

Abstract

This study is a randomized clinical trial comparing two types of individual psychotherapy for treating PTSD in 384 female veterans and active duty personnel at 11 sites. The treatments are a trauma-focused approach, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and an approach focused on current needs and problems, Present Centered Therapy. Each site will enroll 32 patients over the 36 months of active recruitment in the study. The hypothesis is that Prolonged Exposure therapy will be more effective than Present Centered Therapy for the treatment of PTSD in female veterans and active duty personnel. The study has entered the randomized phase. There are no conclusions to date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA425803

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Engel

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychotherapy
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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