A Randomized Clinical Trial of Clinician-Supported PTSD Coach in VA Primary Care Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in primary care patients; however, evidence-based treatments are typically only available in specialty mental healthcare settings and often not accessed.

Objective

To test the effectiveness of a brief primary care-based treatment, Clinician-Supported PTSD Coach (CS PTSD Coach) was compared with Primary Care Mental Health Integration-Treatment as Usual (PCMHI-TAU) in (1) reducing PTSD severity, (2) engaging veterans in specialty mental health care, and (3) patient satisfaction with care.

Design

Multi-site randomized pragmatic clinical trial.

Participants

A total of 234 veterans with PTSD symptoms who were not currently accessing PTSD treatment.

Intervention

CS PTSD Coach was designed to be implemen

SUBMITTER: Possemato K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature