2020
Gender Differences in Outcomes Following Specialized Intensive PTSD Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration
Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Gender Differences in Outcomes Following Specialized Intensive PTSD Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2020, 12: 272-280. PMID: 31282719, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTotal PTSD symptom scoresPTSD symptomsNational program evaluation dataVeterans Health AdministrationVeterans Health Administration programGreater improvementPTSD symptom scoresIntensive PTSD treatmentSymptom scoresTreatment outcomesProgram participationMale veteransGender differencesHealth AdministrationPTSD treatmentFemale veteransPTSD programProgram evaluation dataMedium effect size differencesStress disorderGender-based differencesEffect size differencesSubstance useStudy sample
2017
Correlates of Reduced Violent Behavior Among Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Correlates of Reduced Violent Behavior Among Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychiatric Services 2017, 69: 424-430. PMID: 29241432, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderIntensive treatmentStress disorderSubstance useWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomatologySpectrum of careProgram entryViolent behaviorU.S. military veteransModerate effect sizeClinical factorsPTSD symptom severityShort-term supportObservational studyBaseline levelsPTSD programSymptom severitySpecific causesFour monthsPTSD changeMilitary veteransIncarceration historyEffect sizeTreatment