TY - JOUR
T1 - Trauma management therapy
T2 - A preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent behavioral treatment for chronic combat-related PTSD
AU - Frueh, B. Christopher
AU - Turner, Samuel M.
AU - Beidel, Deborah C.
AU - Mirabella, Robert F.
AU - Jones, Walter J.
PY - 1996/7
Y1 - 1996/7
N2 - The development and initial evaluation of a new, comprehensive and multicomponent behavioral treatment (Trauma Management Therapy, or TMT) for chronic combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is described. The program utilizes elements of intensive exposure therapy, programmed practice, and structured social and emotional skills training to target the multiple aspects of chronic combat-related PTSD. The treatment was found to be effective in alleviating a broad spectrum of difficulties in combat veterans with chronic PTSD, most of whom had co-occuring Axis I and/or Axis II disorders. The results are discussed with respect to the implementation of the new treatment and the general need for a comprehensive approach to treating combat-related PTSD. Implications for the potential cost-effectiveness of the treatment program also are discussed.
AB - The development and initial evaluation of a new, comprehensive and multicomponent behavioral treatment (Trauma Management Therapy, or TMT) for chronic combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is described. The program utilizes elements of intensive exposure therapy, programmed practice, and structured social and emotional skills training to target the multiple aspects of chronic combat-related PTSD. The treatment was found to be effective in alleviating a broad spectrum of difficulties in combat veterans with chronic PTSD, most of whom had co-occuring Axis I and/or Axis II disorders. The results are discussed with respect to the implementation of the new treatment and the general need for a comprehensive approach to treating combat-related PTSD. Implications for the potential cost-effectiveness of the treatment program also are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-7967(96)00020-4
DO - 10.1016/0005-7967(96)00020-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 8826760
AN - SCOPUS:0030197580
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 34
SP - 533
EP - 543
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 7
ER -