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
2019
Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans.
Harb GC, Cook JM, Phelps AJ, Gehrman PR, Forbes D, Localio R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Gur RC, Ross RJ. Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 757-767. PMID: 31053215, PMCID: PMC6510682, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderNightmare Distress QuestionnaireNightmare Frequency QuestionnaireBehavioral therapySevere posttraumatic stress disorderUnited States veteransOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransImagery rehearsalOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransSubgroups of veteransIraqi Freedom veteransFrequency questionnaireControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeLikelihood ratio chi-squareStates veteransDistress QuestionnaireStress disorderChi-squareRecurrent nightmaresConfidence intervalsMilitary veteransVeteransCombat veterans