Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Improved, efficient, and acceptable treatments are needed for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Objective

To determine the efficacy of 2 compressed prolonged exposure (PE) therapy outpatient treatments for combat-related PTSD.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial was conducted among military personnel and veterans at 4 sites in Texas from 2017 to 2019. Assessors were blinded to conditions. Data were analyzed from November 2020 to October 2022.

Interventions

The interventions were massed-PE, which included 15 therapy sessions of 90 minutes each over 3 weeks, vs intensive outpatient program PE (IOP-PE), which included 15 full-day therapy sessions over 3 weeks with 8 treatment augmentations. The IOP-PE inte

SUBMITTER: Peterson AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature