Citation

Littleton H, Grills AE, Kline KD, Schoemann AM, Dodd JC. J. Anxiety Disord. 2016; 43: 41-51.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, 104 Rawl Building, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA; Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, 320 Rogers Stout Hall, Johnson City, TN, 37604, USA. Electronic address: doddjc@etsu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.07.010

PMID

27513363

Abstract

This study evaluated the efficacy of the From Survivor to Thriver program, an interactive, online therapist-facilitated cognitive-behavioral program for rape-related PTSD. Eighty-seven college women with rape-related PTSD were randomized to complete the interactive program (n=46) or a psycho-educational self-help website (n=41). Both programs led to large reductions in interview-assessed PTSD at post-treatment (interactive d=2.22, psycho-educational d=1.10), which were maintained at three month follow-up. Both also led to medium- to large-sized reductions in self-reported depressive and general anxiety symptoms. Follow-up analyses supported that the therapist-facilitated interactive program led to superior outcomes among those with higher pre-treatment PTSD whereas the psycho-educational self-help website led to superior outcomes for individuals with lower pre-treatment PTSD. Future research should examine the efficacy and effectiveness of online interventions for rape-related PTSD including whether treatment intensity matching could be utilized to maximize outcomes and therapist resource efficiency.

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