Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Cognitive processing therapy ( CPT) has reliably demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) for most patients, however, not all patients derive the same benefit from CPT. The aim of the present study is to identify trauma-related variables that predict differential response to CPT in a sample of treatment-seeking veterans in order to improve individual responses to CPT. METHOD: The present study evaluated demographic, therapy, and trauma-related variables as possible predictors of variable response to CPT in a sample of 259 treatment-seeking veterans who received treatment in an outpatient clinic. RESULTS: Nearly 43% of veterans completed group or individual CPT and of completers, 76.1% reported clinically significant improvement in PTSD symptoms. Although most variability in treatment response was attributable to person-level characteristics, no demographic, treatment, or trauma-related variables were associated with change in PTSD symptoms or explained variance in treatment response (all ps > 0.05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that CPT can be effectively implemented in its various forms to a broad range of patients (i.e., male or female, of any age or race, trauma type, or time since traumatic event) when the treatment is completed and applied by a trained provider. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
|
Authors | Erika M Roberge, Harrison R Weinstein, Craig J Bryan |
Journal | Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
(Psychol Trauma)
Vol. 14
Issue 5
Pg. 871-882
(Jul 2022)
ISSN: 1942-969X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 31738073
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Topics |
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mental Processes
- Psychotherapy
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
(psychology, therapy)
- Veterans
(psychology)
|