ArticleCognitive and behavioral practice2021
Development and initial testing of a brief adjunctive intervention for family members of veterans in individual PTSD treatment.
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- The Use of a Brief Family Intervention to Reduce Dropout Among Veterans in Individual Trauma-Focused Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of traumatic stress · 2021Trial
- Advances in time-sensitive assessment and intervention for acute stress reaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Combat exposure, social support, and posttraumatic stress: a longitudinal test of the stress-buffering hypothesis among veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 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
- Adjunctive interventions: change methods directed at recipients that support uptake and use of health innovations.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Family accommodation in PTSD: Proposed considerations and distinctions from the established transdiagnostic literature.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2023Article
- 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
- Exploring the importance of predisposing, enabling, and need factors for promoting Veteran engagement in mental health therapy for post-traumatic stress: a multiple methods study.BMC psychiatry · 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
Family involvement in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans has the potential to improve treatment retention and outcomes. Current protocols that incorporate family members into treatment tend to involve at least 15 sessions, and none are designed to complement Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) or Prolonged Exposure (PE), the two most widely used and heavily promoted evidence-based PTSD therapies in the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. The current paper describes the development and initial feasibility and acceptability of a Brief Family Intervention (the BFI) designed to be delivered as an adjunct to veterans' individual CPT/PE. The BFI focuses on providing psychoeducation about PTSD and treatment, building family member support for treatment, and reducing family symptom accommodation. A detailed review of the treatment structure and activities is provided, and qualitative data from four dyads (veterans and their spouses/significant others) at baseline and post-intervention are presented. Veterans and partners reported positive responses to the program and were enthusiastic about its utility. Larger randomized controlled studies will be needed to determine the protocol's efficacy and effectiveness.
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