Open AccessCommunity-based randomized controlled trial of psychological first aid with crime victims.
Author(s) -
Michael R. McCart,
Jason E. Chapman,
Kristyn Zajac,
Alyssa A. Rheingold
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000588
Subject(s) - psycinfo , somatization , psychology , randomized controlled trial , anxiety , psychiatry , clinical psychology , law enforcement , poison control , medline , medicine , medical emergency , surgery , political science , law
The first randomized controlled trial of psychological first aid (PFA) was conducted, using crime victims as participants. For study Aim 1, investigators tested whether paraprofessional victim advocates could be trained to deliver PFA to crime victims. For study Aim 2, investigators tested the effect of PFA delivery on victims' psychiatric (i.e., symptoms of PTSD, somatization, depression, anxiety, and substance use) and adaptive functioning outcomes.