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Therapist adherence to manualized cognitive‐behavioral therapy for anger management delivered to veterans with PTSD via videoconferencing
Author(s) -
Morland Leslie A.,
Greene Carolyn J.,
Grubbs Kathleen,
Kloezeman Karen,
Mackintosh MargaretAnne,
Rosen Craig,
Frueh B. Christopher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20779
Subject(s) - psychology , modalities , anger , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , cognitive behavioral therapy , randomized controlled trial , exposure therapy , cognitive therapy , cognitive restructuring , cognition , psychiatry , medicine , anxiety , social science , surgery , sociology
Therapist adherence to a manualized cognitive‐behavioral anger management group treatment (AMT) was compared between therapy delivered via videoconference (VC) and the traditional in‐person modality, using data from a large, randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of AMT for veterans with combat‐related posttraumatic stress disorder. Therapist adherence was rated for the presence or absence of process and content treatment elements. Secondary analyses were conducted using a repeated measures ANOVA. Overall adherence to the protocol was excellent ( M = 96%, SD = 1%). Findings indicate that therapist adherence to AMT is similar across delivery modalities and VC is a viable service delivery strategy that does not compromise a therapist's ability to effectively structure sessions and manage patient care. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 67:1–10, 2011.