Measuring Use of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD in VA Residential Treatment Settings with Clinician Survey and Electronic Medical Record Templates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Available studies on implementation of evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) for patients attending Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) residential post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) programs rely on therapist self-report of EBP delivery. Patient-level data on receipt of EBP are needed both to corroborate therapist self-report and to understand patient factors that predict receipt of EBPs for PTSD.

Materials and methods

We identified 159 therapists from 38 VA residential PTSD programs who responded to a survey about EBP implementation during the 2015 fiscal year (FY15). Therapists self-reported their use of two EBPs, including prolonged exposure delivered in an individual format (PE-I) and cognitive processing therapy delivered in individual and group formats (CPT-

SUBMITTER: Shiner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6115864 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature