Candice M Monson, Nicole D Pukay-Martin, Anne C Wagner, Alexander O Crenshaw, Tabatha H Blount, Richard P Schobitz, Katherine A Dondanville, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Jim Mintz, David S Riggs, Antoinette Brundige, Elizabeth A Hembree, Brett T Litz, John D Roache, Jeffrey S Yarvis, Alan L Peterson
Military personnel and veterans are at heightened risk for exposure to traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as intimate relationship problems associated with PTSD. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative efficacy of CBCT and PE in improving intimate relationship functioning in active duty military personnel or veterans and their intimate partners; both conditions were hypothesized to significantly improve PTSD. Method: In this study, 32 military service members or veterans with PTSD and their intimate partners were randomized to receive either Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD ( n = 15; CBCT; [Monson, C...
2024: European Journal of Psychotraumatology