Trajectories of change in prolonged exposure for primary care: Who most likely benefits?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC) leverages an opportunity to provide evidence-based posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care in the PC setting where many veterans present for services and can greatly increase treatment access. However, such acute, short-term intervention may not be effective for all PTSD patients.

Method

We analyzed data from a randomized clinical trial evaluating PE-PC to determine who may or may not benefit from PE-PC. We identified both PTSD symptom and general functioning trajectories for veterans with chronic PTSD in Veterans Administration primary care settings.

Results

For PTSD symptoms, four trajectory patterns emerged, and for functional impairment, three emerged. Demographics, treatment expectancy, and credibility did n

SUBMITTER: Rauch SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12284722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature