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Heather Littleton1, Amie E Grills2, Katherine D Kline3, Alexander M Schoemann4, Julia C Dodd5.
Abstract
This study evaluated the efficacy of the From Survivor to Thriver program, an interactive, online therapist-facilitated cognitive-behavioral program for rape-related PTSD. Eighty-seven college women with rape-related PTSD were randomized to complete the interactive program (n=46) or a psycho-educational self-help website (n=41). Both programs led to large reductions in interview-assessed PTSD at post-treatment (interactive d=2.22, psycho-educational d=1.10), which were maintained at three month follow-up. Both also led to medium- to large-sized reductions in self-reported depressive and general anxiety symptoms. Follow-up analyses supported that the therapist-facilitated interactive program led to superior outcomes among those with higher pre-treatment PTSD whereas the psycho-educational self-help website led to superior outcomes for individuals with lower pre-treatment PTSD. Future research should examine the efficacy and effectiveness of online interventions for rape-related PTSD including whether treatment intensity matching could be utilized to maximize outcomes and therapist resource efficiency.Entities:
Keywords: Clinical trial; Online therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rape
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27513363 PMCID： PMC5056149 DOI： 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.07.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Anxiety Disord ISSN： 0887-6185