@article{ref1,
title="A case series examining PTSD and depression symptom reductions over the course of a 2-week virtual intensive PTSD treatment program for veterans",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2021",
author="Held, Philip and Coleman, Jennifer A. and Petrey, Kelsey and Klassen, Brian J. and Pridgen, Sarah and Bravo, Karyna and Smith, Dale L. and Van Horn, Rebecca",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be effectively delivered over telehealth. There are, however, no studies that examine the effectiveness of delivering evidence-based treatments for PTSD in an intensive format via telehealth. Telehealth may be well-suited as a delivery modality because it may address barriers specific to intensive treatments. <br><br>METHOD: To address this gap, we report on a case series of ten consecutively enrolled veterans (60% male; mean age 42.3, SD = 6.3) who participated in a virtual 2-week, cognitive processing therapy (CPT)-based intensive program. <br><br>RESULTS: All (100%) participants completed treatment and reported large reductions in PTSD and depression symptoms pre- to posttreatment (Hedge's g(ws) = 2.83 and g(ws) = 1.97, respectively), pre- to 3-month follow-up (Hedge's gws =.99 and g(ws) = 1.24, respectively), as well as very high satisfaction. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results of this case series suggest that evidence-based treatments for PTSD can be effectively delivered in intensive formats over telehealth and lay the foundation for more rigorously designed and larger scale research comparing virtual to in-person delivered intensive PTSD treatments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0001106",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001106"
}