Open AccessGender differences in rates and predictors of individual psychotherapy initiation and completion among Veterans Health Administration users recently diagnosed with PTSD.
Author(s) -
Helen Valenstein-Mah,
Shan M. KehleForbes,
David B. Nelson,
Elizabeth R Danan,
Dawne Vogt,
Michele Spoont
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/tra0000428
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , law , political science
Most veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who receive care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) do not receive individual psychotherapy. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in initiation and completion of a sufficient course (defined as attending 8 or more sessions) of individual psychotherapy among male and female VHA users recently diagnosed with PTSD.