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Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in People With Additional Serious Mental Illnesses

NCT00494650 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2012-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of tailored cognitive behavioral therapy in treating post-traumatic stress disorder in people with additional mental illnesses.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

CBT will include 12 to 16 counseling sessions, occurring weekly or every other week. Participants will learn about PTSD and ways to decrease anxiety associated with PTSD by completing homework assignments and practicing skills learned in counseling sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Brief PTSD treatment

Brief PTSD treatment will include three weekly meetings with a therapist. Participants will learn about PTSD, how symptoms may be affecting their lives, and a technique for reducing anxiety associated with PTSD.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kim T. Mueser, PhD · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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