Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial Comparing Videoconference and Face-to-Face Delivery of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD

Abstract

The proposed study seeks to address the problems that some veterans and service personnel have when trying to access appropriate health care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). One way to improve access to this care is to deliver the treatment over a video conferencing system (referred to as telemental health or TMH) so that personnel in geographically underserved areas can be treated by clinicians with specialized training. Specifically we will be comparing the efficacy of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) when provided in a traditional face-to-face (FTF) setting versus via TMH. The study will compare these modalities of treatment among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans who have developed PTSD secondary to their military trauma. The treatment will directly help the veterans by providing education and skills-building to help them process their reactions to their traumas and decrease the experience of PTSD symptoms. This study has a unique component of having an accompanying website which allows the veterans in the TMH condition to complete their therapy assignments in a secure online environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550830

Entities

People

  • Tracey Smith

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cognition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Video Teleconferencing

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