Effect of Prolonged Exposure Therapy Delivered Over 2 Weeks vs 8 Weeks vs Present-Centered Therapy on PTSD Symptom Severity in Military Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Effective and efficient treatment is needed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active duty military personnel.

Objective

To examine the effects of massed prolonged exposure therapy (massed therapy), spaced prolonged exposure therapy (spaced therapy), present-centered therapy (PCT), and a minimal-contact control (MCC) on PTSD severity.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized clinical trial conducted at Fort Hood, Texas, from January 2011 through July 2016 and enrolling 370 military personnel with PTSD who had returned from Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. Final follow-up was July 11, 2016.

Interventions

Prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy involving exposure to trauma memories/reminders, administered as massed therapy (n =

SUBMITTER: Foa EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833566 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature