Lauren M Sippel, Tamara Wachsman, Mary E Kelley, Kayla C Knopp, Chandra Khalifian, Jeanne E Maglione, Shirley Glynn, Alexandra Macdonald, Candice Monson, Julianne C Flanagan, Paul E Holtzheimer, Leslie A Morland
BACKGROUND: Leveraging military veterans' intimate relationships during treatment has the potential to concurrently improve posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and relationship quality. Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) and an 8-session Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (bCBCT) are manualized treatments designed to simultaneously improve PTSD and relationship functioning for couples in which one partner has PTSD. Although efficacious in improving PTSD, the effects of CBCT on relationship satisfaction are small, especially among veterans...
April 11, 2024: Contemporary Clinical Trials