2024
Unraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment
Gross G, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Rubenstein A, Pietrzak R, Duek O, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2024 PMID: 38990694, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder clustersSymptom clustersIntrusive symptomsResidential treatmentTreatment of posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsResidential PTSD treatmentPTSD symptom clustersNovel treatment interventionsDifferential treatment responseReduce symptom severityDifferential patterns of changeAvoidance symptomsPTSD treatmentTreatment gainsStress disorderVeterans AffairsSymptom severityCluster CTreatment interventionsCluster BIndividual symptomsCohort of veterans
2023
Comparative effectiveness of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD delivered in VA residential PTSD treatment
Sippel L, Gross G, Spiller T, Duek O, Smith N, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Comparative effectiveness of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD delivered in VA residential PTSD treatment. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 6859-6866. PMID: 36971021, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723000375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComparative effectivenessProlonged exposureFirst-line treatmentSevere posttraumatic stress disorderRehabilitation treatment programSelf-reported posttraumatic stress disorderDepressive symptom outcomesDepressive symptom severityEvidence-based psychotherapiesElectronic medical recordsResidential PTSD treatmentSymptomatic patientsComorbid conditionsMedical recordsPE groupSymptom outcomesIndividual cognitive processing therapyDepressive symptomsPTSD treatmentSymptom severityTreatment programProgram evaluation data
2021
Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans
Gross GM, Smith N, Holliday R, Rozek DC, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 126-132. PMID: 34369806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderWhite veteransRacial disparitiesClinical outcomesBlack veteransSymptoms of PTSDPoor clinical outcomeRehabilitation treatment programRecurrence 4 monthsPoor treatment outcomesMental health treatmentPublic health issuePTSD symptom reductionResidential PTSD treatmentMental health researchTreatment outcomesPrevalence ratesSymptom reductionHealth treatmentHealth outcomesPTSD treatmentDemographic dataSymptom changeTreatment program