ArticlePsychology of women quarterly2020
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing HOPE Treatment and Present-Centered Therapy in Women Residing in Shelter with PTSD from Intimate Partner Violence.
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Project STRONGER: Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Engagement and Recovery
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Targeted interventions to improve the social and economic circumstances of people with mental ill-health from marginalised communities: a systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to improve the mental health of women experiencing homelessness: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Literature.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Pooled it
- Mixed methods trial of a peer intervention for HIV and partner victimization in transgender women.Journal of counseling psychology · 2026Trial
- Cyber abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder among racially diverse women who have resided in domestic violence shelters: A longitudinal approach.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2025Trial
- PTSD symptom networks during treatment among residents in domestic violence shelters.Journal of counseling psychology · 2025Trial
- Women Tell All: A Comparative Thematic Analysis of Women's Perspectives on Two Brief Counseling Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Post-Acute Care Pathways After Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence: An International Health-Services Scoping Review with Implications for Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An online intervention targeting intimate partner violence in perinatal women with recent mental health care utilization: a multisite randomized clinical trial.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Existing and Potential Therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms in Intimate Partner Violence: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Influence of Substance Use, Mental Health Symptoms, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Severity on Treatment Utilization Among Women Who Experience IPV.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- The Role of Race, Social Support, Empowerment, and Posttraumatic Cognitions in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Violence against women · 2025Article
- "I don't think of it as a shelter. I say I'm going home": a qualitative evaluation of a low-threshold shelter for women who use drugs.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Psychosocial interventions for survivors of rape and sexual assault experienced during adulthood.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
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Abstract
The current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing HOPE (Helping to Overcome PTSD through Empowerment) to an adapted version of present-centered therapy (PCT+) in residents of domestic violence shelters with posttraumatic stress disorder from intimate partner violence. HOPE is a cognitive-behavioral treatment that adopts an empowerment approach. PCT is an attention-matched control condition frequently used in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment research. PCT+ was adapted to include safety planning. We collected data from 172 women from one of six shelters, randomizing participants to receive either HOPE or PCT+. Participants in both treatments received up to 16 sessions during shelter and the first three months post-shelter. Follow-up assessments occurred at post-shelter, post-treatment, and 6- and 12-months post-treatment. Results of multivariate models found that both HOPE and PCT+ were associated with significant and large reductions in intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Further, both treatments resulted in significant small to medium effects on intimate partner violence, depression, empowerment, posttraumatic cognitions, and health-related quality of life. Results suggest that both HOPE and PCT+ are viable and efficacious treatments of intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder in women residing in shelters. As PCT+ has the potential to be delivered by paraprofessionals and individuals without mental health expertise, PCT+ may be the preferred treatment model for shelters.
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