Open AccessThe efficacy of 90-minute versus 60-minute sessions of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder: Design of a randomized controlled trial in active duty military personnel.
Author(s) -
Edna B. Foa,
Laurie J. Zandberg,
Carmen P. McLean,
David Rosenfield,
Hayley E. Fitzgerald,
Peter W. Tuerk,
Bethany C. Wangelin,
Stacey YoungMcCaughan,
Alan L. Peterson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000351
Subject(s) - psycinfo , randomized controlled trial , military personnel , posttraumatic stress , active duty , medicine , exposure therapy , session (web analytics) , self efficacy , psychology , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medline , anxiety , psychotherapist , world wide web , political science , computer science , law
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can have devastating effects on multiple aspects of functioning. Thus, it is imperative to increase access to evidence-based treatment for PTSD. Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) has extensive empirical support and is one of the first-line PTSD treatments included in civilian, veteran, and military clinical practice guidelines. However, the standard 90-min PE session format can constitute a significant barrier to its adoption in routine clinical care settings, which typically schedule 60-min appointment sessions. If the length of PE sessions could be reduced from 90 to 60 min without compromising treatment efficacy and efficiency, this would remove a major barrier to PE adoption.