Study design comparing written exposure therapy to cognitive processing therapy for PTSD among military service members: A noninferiority trial.

ABSTRACT: Although there are a number of effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is a need to develop more efficient evidence-based PTSD treatments to address barriers to seeking and receiving treatment. Written exposure therapy (WET) is a potential alternative that is a 5-session treatment without any between-session assignments. WET has demonstrated efficacy, and low treatment dropout rates. However, prior studies with WET have primarily focused on civilian samples. Identifying efficient PTSD treatments for military service members is critical given the high prevalence of PTSD in this population. The current ongoing randomized clinical trial builds upon the existing literature by investigating whether WET is equally efficacious as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in

SUBMITTER: Sloan DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6926127 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature