Social support and treatment utilization for posttraumatic stress disorder: Examining reciprocal relations among active duty service members.

ABSTRACT: Evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are underutilized by active duty service members in the United States. Social support may help service members overcome avoidance and facilitate treatment utilization. In turn, treatment utilization may improve social support. To evaluate these possibilities, the aim of the current study was to examine potential reciprocal associations between social support and treatment utilization among service members. Secondary analyses were conducted on a randomized controlled trial of 161 U.S. military service members with PTSD. Participants completed assessments of perceived social support and attendance at individual therapy sessions at baseline and 3- and 6-month follow-ups. To determine reciprocal relations between social support

SUBMITTER: Jaffe AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature