A Mixed‐Methods Evaluation of Intensive Trauma‐Focused Programming |
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| Authors: | A. Stephen Lenz Chloe Lancaster |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counseling and Educational PsychologyTexas A&M University–Corpus Christi;2. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and ResearchUniversity of Memphis |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated the magnitude of treatment effect and clients' perceptions of change during a 10‐week intensive outpatient program (IOP) for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder. Participants were 48 adults (30 women, 18 men) with a mean age of 43.48 years (SD = 12.16) who were predominantly European American (72.9%, n = 35). Results of a mixed‐methods sequential explanatory design indicated that the IOP was strongly associated with decreased psychological symptom severity and increased relational health among participants over time. |
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| Keywords: | trauma posttraumatic stress disorder processing |
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