PTSD places an on-going financial and individual burden on the health-care system. It is imperative to provide effective treatment. However, meta-analyses show that veterans receive less benefit from treatment than other PTSD populations (e.g.,…
Trauma occurs at a greater rate in low SES high crime areas and there is an urgent need for brief treatments as there are limited resources. Our study was conducted to test the efficacy of three brief (4 session) treatments: individually administered…
This study (part of a larger NIH-funded study) compares 3 brief interventions (Psychological First Aid – PFA; Stress Management Therapy – SMT; and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – EMDR) to determine whether certain interventions are…
Objective: To determine whether (and which) of three brief (4 session) interventions would reduce trauma related cognitions: EMDR, stress management with a trauma focus (SMT), or four sessions of expanded Psychological First Aid (PFA).
