Journal article
Treatment Outcomes for Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Response Trajectories by Symptom Cluster
AJ Phelps, Z Steele, S Cowlishaw, O Metcalf, N Alkemade, P Elliott, M O'Donnell, S Redston, K Kerr, A Howard, J Nursey, J Cooper, R Armstrong, L Fitzgerald, D Forbes
Journal of Traumatic Stress | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1002/jts.22299
Abstract
Although effective posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatments are available, outcomes for veterans with PTSD are relatively modest. Previous researchers have identified subgroups of veterans with different response trajectories but have not investigated whether PTSD symptom clusters (based on a four-factor model) have different patterns of response to treatment. The importance of this lies in the potential to increase treatment focus on less responsive symptoms. We investigated treatment outcomes by symptom cluster for 2,685 Australian veterans with PTSD. We used Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist scores obtained at treatment intake, posttreatment, and 3- and 9-month follow-ups to ..
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Awarded by Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australian Government
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs.