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Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War

NCT01406834 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2014-08-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone.

The investigators will enroll between 12-20 Veterans who have killed in war and have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a pilot study assessing the efficacy of the six-session treatment. Veterans will be randomized either to the treatment or to the waitlist control group.

Conditions

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Impact of Killing CBT Treatment

Treatment will include six, one hours sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist or an advanced postdoctoral fellow under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Shira Maguen, PhD · University of California San Francisco/ San Francisco VA Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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