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ArticlePractice innovations (Washington, D.C.)2018

Use of Reflective Journaling to Understand Decision Making Regarding Two Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD: Practice Implications.

Joan M Cook, Vanessa Simiola, Elissa McCarthy, Amy Ellis, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman

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Joan M CookDepartment of Psychiatry Yale School of Medicine and National Center for PTSD, West Haven, Connecticut.
Vanessa SimiolaDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Elissa McCarthyNational Center for PTSD, White River Junction,Vermont.
Amy EllisInstitutional Center for Scientific Research, Albizu University, Miami, Florida.
Shannon Wiltsey StirmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, California and Stanford University of Medicine.

Funding

Sustained Use of Evidence-Based PSTD Treatment in VA Residential SettingsR01MH096810 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI COOK, JOAN M · 2012 to 2015
$1.6M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH096810
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Abstract

As part of a longitudinal investigation on implementation of 2 evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotherapists from 38 Department of Veterans Affairs residential treatment programs across the United States were asked to complete reflective journals every 4 months for a 1-year time period in regard to their successes and challenges in using prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy. This paper provides content analysis on the reflective journals of 24 of these providers. Five main themes were identified: EBPs are great but not sufficient for patients in residential treatment with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and complicated life circumstances, and thus, more treatment is necessary after discharge. Modifications were made or thought needed for optimal outcome and successful delivery of these 2 EBPs; some providers blended aspects of prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy; what happens when providers and patients do not agree on choice of which EBP to first implement; and provider concerns on when to discontinue an EBP. Reflective journaling appears to be a promising way for trainers and treatment developers to gather important information about the clinical application and decision-making process for front-line providers, which may offer insight into how to improve EBP implementation and sustainability. Incorporating reflective journaling and strategies for accomplishing this into training, supervision, and consultation may also be 1 strategy for increasing feedback, expanding implementation, and informing ways to increase sustainability of EBPs in populations with multiple clinical and psychosocial needs.

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evidence-based treatmentposttraumatic stress disorderreflective journal

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PMID30906873
PMCPMC6426332

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