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JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 5, Pages 898-907Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.898
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posttraumatic stress disorder; treatment; cognitive-behavioral therapy; disability; combat
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Sixty veterans (54 men, 6 women) with chronic military-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participated in a wait-list controlled trial of cognitive processing therapy (CPT). The overall dropout rate was 16.6% (20% from CPT, 13% from waiting list). Random regression analyses of the intention-to-treat sample revealed significant improvements in PTSD and comorbid symptoms in the CPT condition compared with the wait-list condition. Forty percent of the intention-to-treat sample receiving CPT did not meet criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, and 50% had a reliable change in their PTSD symptoms at posttreatment assessment. There was no relationship between PTSD disability status and outcomes. This trial provides some of the most encouraging results of PTSD treatment for veterans with chronic PTSD and supports increased use of cognitive-behavioral treatments in this population.
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