articleJournal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyOct 1, 2006Closed access

Cognitive processing therapy for veterans with military-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

CMCandice M. MonsonPPPaula P. SchnurrPAPatricia A. ResickMJMatthew J. FriedmanYYYinong Young‐Xu

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Abstract

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…

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  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Psychology
  • Posttraumatic stress
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical psychology
  • Population
  • Exposure therapy
  • Cognition
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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