Accession Number:

AD1038951

Title:

Adaptive Disclosure: A Combat Specific PTSD Treatment

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,30 Sep 2010,31 Dec 2016

Corporate Author:

Boston VA Research Institute, Inc. Boston United States

Personal Author(s):

• Litz,Brett
• Yeterian,Julie
• Berke,Danielle

Report Date:

2017-03-31

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

Many service members exposed to combat and operational stressors develop posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD. Evidence-based interventions for treating PTSD, however, were not developed for military trauma and thus may be suboptimal for this population. This study compares Adaptive Disclosure, an intervention for Marines and Sailors with PTSD stemming from deployment experiences, to an empirically supported PTSD treatment. The report details the fifth year of work on this trial, in which we continued recruitment. The Boston team has principally been involved in conducting pre- and post-treatment psychosocial assessments that will be used to determine treatment efficacy.

Descriptors:

• Active duty
• Marine Corps
• military medicine
• TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
• psychotherapy
• health services
• mental health
• combat injuries

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE