Trial reportJournal of traumatic stress2021
The Use of a Brief Family Intervention to Reduce Dropout Among Veterans in Individual Trauma-Focused Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Animal-assisted interventions for military families: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Trauma disclosure and willingness to involve close others in therapy across two exposure-based treatments for PTSD.Behaviour research and therapy · 2026Trial
- Comparing dropout from cognitive processing therapy versus prolonged exposure: Results from a randomized clinical trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Interacting with a friend after a trauma film reduces anxiety and intrusive memories.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- Visual analysis of interventions and treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in the military population over the past decade: a study based on the PubMed database.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Review
- Couple's conflict among veterans seeking PTSD treatment.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Involving Intimate Partners in Trauma-Focused Treatment: Veteran and Intimate Partner Perspectives.Couple & family psychology · 2026Article
- Family-involved interventions may offer unique benefits for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experiencing high family strain.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- Partner Support Adequacy in the Association Between Relationship Distress and Trauma Disclosure Avoidance.Couple & family psychology · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a family-involved intervention to increase engagement in evidenced-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot study.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Article
- Sources of Social Support and Trauma Recovery: Evidence for Bidirectional Associations from a Recently Trauma-Exposed Community Sample.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The significant others' responses to trauma scale (SORTS): applying factor analysis and item response theory to a measure of PTSD symptom accommodation.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Retention in Individual Trauma-Focused Treatment Following Family-Based Treatment Among US Veterans.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Mental health therapy for veterans with PTSD as a family affair: A qualitative inquiry into how family support and social norms influence veteran engagement in care.Psychological services · 2023Article
- Women veterans' attitudes toward family involvement in PTSD treatment: A mixed-methods examination.Psychological services · 2023Article
- Adapting a family-involved intervention to increase initiation and completion of evidenced-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.SSM. Mental health · 2022Article
- Family Involvement in PTSD Treatment: Perspectives from a Nationwide Sample of Veterans Health Administration Clinicians.Administration and policy in mental health · 2022Article
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- Veteran and romantic partner goals for family involvement in PTSD treatment: A qualitative study of dyads.Couple & family psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dropout from trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents a daunting challenge for the field, particularly among military and veteran samples. Family involvement may help to increase the effectiveness of PTSD treatment while also improving retention. We tested a two-session brief family intervention (BFI) protocol delivered as an adjunct to individual trauma-focused treatment among a sample of 20 veteran-family member dyads (N = 40). Willingness to participate in the family-inclusive protocol was high, with over 85% of veterans and family members who were screened agreeing to take part. All enrolled veterans were beginning a course of either cognitive processing therapy (CPT) or prolonged exposure (PE), delivered in outpatient Veterans Affairs clinics. Family members were randomized to either receive or not receive the BFI from study clinicians. In the BFI condition, 20.0% of veterans dropped out of CPT/PE before the 16-week study end; the remainder were either still attending on-protocol sessions or had completed the full protocol. In the control condition, 40.0% of veterans dropped out of CPT/PE before the end of the study. Observed significant, large-magnitude decreases in PTSD symptoms over time did not differ by condition, ESsg range = -1.12 to -2.04. Accommodation did not significantly decrease over time in either condition, ESsg range = 0.18 to -0.98. The BFI represents a promising option for veterans, family members, and clinicians who are seeking a brief, feasible, narrowly focused method for incorporating families into veterans' individual trauma-focused therapy and potentially reducing the rate of dropout.
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