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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in subset of children who are affected by trauma with significant mental health symptomatology in order to 1) examine the effectiveness of TF-CBT in reducing the severity of mental health symptoms experienced by traumatized children and adolescents in Lusaka and 2) determine the effectiveness of TF-CBT in reducing HIV risk taking behaviors and increasing coping strategies and health promotion activities in traumatized children and adolescents in Lusaka. The study will be integrated into current programing of the Serenity Harm Reduction Programme, a community and faith based organization focusing on mental health and substance use prevention and treatment, and its partners in 5 compounds.
The investigator proposes to examine treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan provided through telemedicine which connects patients to doctors in different locations using the internet. In this study, Veterans will receive prolonged exposure therapy (PE). This treatment has been shown to be effective in reducing PTSD symptoms. For this study 9 weekly 90 minute sessions will be given over a period of up to 3 months. The first 2 sessions of each treatment will involve education, rational and treatment preparation. Sessions 3-9 will consist of recounting the traumatic event out loud and repeatedly. The purpose of this study is to determine if this treatment is effective when given through telehealth. To this end, the investigators propose to enroll up to 20 individuals who will access the investigators services through the GA telehealth network who has hundreds of telehealth sites across the state of Georgia. Patients will go to these sites to access the investigators therapists using GA telehealth equipment. The investigators hypothesize that PE delivered remotely through telemedicine will work to reduce the symptoms of PTSD.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a brief intervention in video format delivered in the post assault medical exam setting and including education about assault reactions and instruction in and modeling of successful coping strategies would reduce post assault drug use or abuse and PTSD symptoms as compared to standard care.
This proposed study aims to determine whether decreasing stress levels in persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can lead to a change in the intestinal microbiota, assessed 8 weeks after enrollment.
The current study will assess the efficacy of acupressure, a type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the Veteran population. Veterans with co-occurring mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be consented and randomly assigned to either an active or placebo acupressure treatment series of 8 sessions. The investigators will determine if acupressure affects aspects of day-to-day function, such as memory, sleep, mood, psychiatric health and stress resilience. This information will help identify potential treatment strategies to improve quality of life and overall function in this particular Veteran population.
The purpose of this pilot-study is to evaluate a cognitive behavioral method "Psychological First Aid" used with a group of children (11-16 years) in high risk of developing psychological problems. Participants are recruited from a low-threshold program ("The Children's House in Oslo") where counseling is given to children suspected of being physically or sexually abused, or having witnessed domestic violence. The study includes twelve children and teenagers that receive 2 to 6 sessions of counseling. Psychological problems (e.g. anxiety, depression, reactions to trauma) and quality of life will be assessed at pre- post and follow-up (after 3, 6 and 12 months). In addition, some symptoms of will be assessed daily.
A before and after study of veterans who took part in a 12-week loving-kindness meditation course as an adjunct to their usual care for posttraumatic stress disorder.
This is a multicenter retrospective study to investigate the dosage regimens of sertraline in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) under current medical practice and the efficacy and safety of this drug in patients with PTSD. Data will be collected from the medical records of patients with PTSD.
The goals of this project are - 1) to evaluate the effectiveness of a CBT treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone, - 2) to gather data on Veteran stakeholders' perceptions of acceptability and feasibility of the CBT treatment module, which would be used to further refine the intervention, and - 3) to gather data on clinician stakeholders' perceptions of acceptability and feasibility of the CBT treatment module, which would be used to ensure that the module could be easily integrated into EBT for PTSD.
The purpose of this study is to determine if eszopiclone relative to placebo (sugar pill) is effective and tolerable for people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related sleep disturbance. The investigators will also examine the impact of treatment on sleep patterns, memory recall bias, and level of inflammatory markers (cytokines). The investigators predict eszopiclone will lead to greater improvement than placebo in measures of PTSD symptoms, memory recall bias, and level of inflammatory markers.