A Couples' Intervention Protocol for PTSD
Psychological Trauma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Psychological Trauma focused on measuring post traumatic stress disorder, Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT), couples therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), heart rate variability (HRV), Randomized controlled trial, telepsychology, conference video
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- have a cohabiting partner or spouse and both spouses must commit to staying in the relationship through 15 sessions of CBCT for PTSD
- have a current diagnosis of PTSD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition [DSM-5]; [2]), assessed with the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5;80)
- not participate in concurrent psychotherapies directly targeting PTSD (e.g., eye movement desensitization and reprocessing; present centered therapy; PE) or concurrent couples therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- unmanaged active psychosis or manic episode (assessed with Yale University PRIME Screening Test)
- substance use disorder warranting primary substance use treatment or detoxification (assessed with AUDIT;109 and DAST-10;110])
- Imminent suicidal risk (assessed with Paykel questionnaire;111)
- severe physical, verbal or cyber aggression currently or in the past 3 months (assessed with CARS;112 and CTS-2;84)
- a current PTSD diagnosis for both spouses (assessed with CAPS-5;80).
Sites / Locations
- Bar- Ilan UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
CBCT for PTSD
No Intervention: Wait- List Controls (WL)
CBCT for PTSD is a 15-session, manualized therapy developed by Monson and Fredman, designed to simultaneously improve PTSD symptoms and enhance relationship functioning.
Patients in wait- list control arm received no active treatment during their 15-weeks waiting period. At the end of that period received the exact intervention as the study group.