Rebecca K Sripada, Cassaundra L Peterson, John J Dziak, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Erika M Roberge, Amber A Martinson, Katherine Porter, Peter Grau, Diana Curtis, Sydney McElroy, Sarah Bryant, Isabel Gracy, Cosette Pryor, Heather M Walters, Karen Austin, Carolina Ehlinger, Nina Sayer, Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Kathleen Chard
BACKGROUND: Approximately ten percent of US military veterans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a highly effective, evidence-based, first-line treatment for PTSD that has been widely adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). CPT consists of discrete therapeutic components delivered across 12 sessions, but most veterans (up to 70%) never reach completion, and those who discontinue therapy receive only four sessions on average...
October 19, 2023: Trials