Results from a randomized controlled trial testing theory-driven enhancements - Growth mindsets and message framing -- to a brief CBT text-message invention for co-occurring PTSD symptoms and alcohol misuse.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the primary outcomes from a registered randomized clinical trial (RCT; NCT05372042) evaluating a brief, self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy-based (CBT) text message intervention for individuals with PTSD symptoms and co-occurring alcohol misuse (PTSD + AM). The trial aimed to refine the intervention by testing whether evidence-based techniques from cognitive psychology (message framing) and social psychology (growth mindsets) increased intervention efficacy. A combination of messages that highlighted using skills to avoid future losses (vs. for future gains vs. no framing) and that sought to facilitate a mindset that challenges setbacks and encourages growth opportunities (vs. a simple reminder to use skills) was predicted to increase efficacy. The trial had a t

SUBMITTER: Lindgren KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12668666 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature