Which PTSD clusters and symptoms are central to reducing suicidal ideation? A network and cross-lagged analysis among individuals receiving cognitive processing therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with suicidal ideation (SI) and SI tends to improve over the course of evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD. However, it remains unclear which PTSD clusters and symptoms are central to changes in SI throughout treatment.

Objective

To use (1) network analysis to identify the PTSD clusters and symptoms most uniquely related to SI (at baseline and post-treatment); and (2) cross-lagged analyses to examine whether these PTSD clusters and symptoms prospectively predicted decreases in SI over the course of cognitive processing therapy (CPT).

Method

Participants were 188 individuals with PTSD receiving CPT as part of an implementation-effectiveness trial. At each session, DSM-IV PTSD clusters and symptoms were ass

SUBMITTER: Zeifman RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660305 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature