Dissemination of evidence-based psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veterans Health Administration

Unlike the post‐Vietnam era, effective, specialized treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now exist, although these treatments have not been widely available in clinical settings. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is nationally disseminating 2 evidence‐based psychotherapies...

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Published inJournal of traumatic stress Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 663 - 673
Main Authors Karlin, Bradley E., Ruzek, Josef I., Chard, Kathleen M., Eftekhari, Afsoon, Monson, Candice M., Hembree, Elizabeth A., Resick, Patricia A., Foa, Edna B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germantown Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.12.2010
Wiley
Subjects
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental health
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
Treatments
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States
North America
America
Social environment
Human
Health system
Cognitive therapy
Accessibility
Treatment efficiency
Anxiety disorder
Evidence-based practice
Mental health
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Retrospective
Stress
Treatment
Dissemination
Behavior therapy
Veteran
Public health
Occupational training
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Summary:Unlike the post‐Vietnam era, effective, specialized treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now exist, although these treatments have not been widely available in clinical settings. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is nationally disseminating 2 evidence‐based psychotherapies for PTSD throughout the VA health care system. The VA has developed national initiatives to train mental health staff in the delivery of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) and has implemented a variety of strategies to promote local implementation. In this article, the authors examine VA's national CPT and PE training initiatives and report initial patient, therapist, and system‐level program evaluation results. Key issues, lessons learned, and next steps for maximizing impact and sustainability are also addressed. Traditional and Simplified Chinese s by AsianSTSS
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The authors wish to thank Ira Katz, MD, and Antonette Zeiss, PhD, for their support for and commitment to the dissemination of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD.
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The authors wish to thank Ira Katz, MD, and Antonette Zeiss, PhD, for their support for and commitment to the dissemination of evidence‐based psychotherapies for PTSD.
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ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1002/jts.20588