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View article: Written Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial With High‐Risk Patients Admitted to a Military Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Written Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial With High‐Risk Patients Admitted to a Military Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Open
Introduction Active duty service members who are psychiatrically hospitalized for suicide are at the highest risk for suicide death following discharge. It is essential to test brief treatments that can be delivered during the short length…
View article: Testing a Novel Trauma-Informed Treatment for Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal: Design and Methodology of a Clinical Trial
Testing a Novel Trauma-Informed Treatment for Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal: Design and Methodology of a Clinical Trial Open
Introduction Difficulty controlling anger is a common postdeployment problem in military personnel. Chronic and unregulated anger can lead to inappropriate aggression and is associated with behavioral health, legal, employment, and relatio…
View article: Enhancing resiliency and optimizing readiness in military personnel through psychological flexibility training: design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial
Enhancing resiliency and optimizing readiness in military personnel through psychological flexibility training: design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial Open
Background Enhancing resiliency and optimizing readiness in military personnel is a high priority for the U.S. Department of Defense. Most military resiliency-enhancement programs are evidence-informed interventions. However, few randomize…
View article: DSM-5 criterion-a-based trauma types in service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.
DSM-5 criterion-a-based trauma types in service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Open
Because of discrepancies between participant and assessor typologies, clinical researchers should use participants' ratings, and these should trump assessor judgment. Differences in pretreatment behavioral and mental health problems across…
View article: Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Open
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 com…
View article: Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial with patients on a military psychiatric inpatient unit
Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial with patients on a military psychiatric inpatient unit Open
Studies of active duty service members have shown that military personnel who screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more than twice as likely to make a suicide attempt. Evidence-based PTSD treatments can reduce suici…
View article: Efficacy of individual and group cognitive processing therapy for military personnel with and without child abuse histories.
Efficacy of individual and group cognitive processing therapy for military personnel with and without child abuse histories. Open
Objective: Many clinicians question whether patients with a history of childhood trauma will benefit from trauma-focused treatment. In this secondary analysis, we examined whether reports of childhood abuse moderated the efficacy of cognit…
View article: Targeting Chronic Pain in Primary Care Settings by Using Behavioral Health Consultants: Methods of a Randomized Pragmatic Trial
Targeting Chronic Pain in Primary Care Settings by Using Behavioral Health Consultants: Methods of a Randomized Pragmatic Trial Open
Background Manualized cognitive and behavioral therapies are increasingly used in primary care environments to improve nonpharmacological pain management. The Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (BCBT-CP) intervention, rece…
Mental Health Advocacy: Building an Interdisciplinary Program for Agriculture Professionals Open
The suicide rate among agriculturalists is 3.5 times higher than the general population. A number of external factors related to the farming and veterinary work put individuals in agricultural populations at risk for poor mental health out…