2024
What Happens Next? Maintenance of Gains After Discharge From VA Residential PTSD Treatment
Grau P, Harpaz-Rotem I, Ilgen M, Ganoczy D, Sripada R. What Happens Next? Maintenance of Gains After Discharge From VA Residential PTSD Treatment. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2024, 212: 197-204. PMID: 38536046, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLogistic ModelsOdds RatioPatient DischargeResidential TreatmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsMaintenance of gainsResidential PTSD treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD treatmentStress disorderResidential treatmentSymptom reboundDepartment of Veterans AffairsCohort of veteransSignificant respondersTreatment responseNational cohort of veteransVeteransAssociated with maintenanceResponse profilesPain severityVeterans AffairsGreater pain severitySessionsAssociated with decreased oddsPsychotherapyAssociated with increased oddsSeverityDisordersRespondents
2022
Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans
Spiller TR, Duek O, Buta E, Gross G, Smith NB, Harpaz-Rotem I. Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 4561-4568. PMID: 35959560, PMCID: PMC10388318, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive processing therapyCognitive processing therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderIndividual cognitive processing therapyPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityStress disorderReal-world effectivenessComparative effectiveness studiesResidential treatmentEffective treatmentComparative effectivenessVeterans AffairsEffectiveness studiesPTSD ChecklistPTSD severityGroup therapySeverityVeteransTreatmentDSM-5Group V.TherapyDisordersSmall reduction
2018
Clinically Significant Change in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Is Associated With Lower Levels of Aggression After Residential Treatment Discharge
Watkins LE, Sippel LM, Pietrzak RH, Hoff R, Harpaz‐Rotem I. Clinically Significant Change in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Is Associated With Lower Levels of Aggression After Residential Treatment Discharge. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2018, 31: 265-272. PMID: 29603388, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsPTSD changeResidential treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsLess aggressionPTSD symptom changePTSD symptom reductionCurrent studyDisorder symptomsStress disorderContextual effectsSymptom reductionSymptom changeAggressionMultilevel modelsPrevious researchTreatment dischargeLow levelsVeterans Health Administration sitesVeteransSignificant changesTreatment sitesFindingsSymptoms