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TELEMEDICINE VERSUS IN-PERSON DELIVERY OF COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY FOR WOMEN WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: A RANDOMIZED NONINFERIORITY TRIAL: Research Article: Telemental Health for Women with PTSD

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Morland, Leslie A., Mackintosh, Margaret-Anne, Rosen, Craig S., Willis, Emy, Resick, Patricia, Chard, Kathleen, Frueh, B. Christopher·2015·Depression and Anxiety

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BACKGROUND: This study examined the effectiveness of telemedicine to provide psychotherapy to women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who might be unable to access treatment. Objectives were to compare clinical and process outcomes of PTSD treatment delivered via videoteleconferencing (VTC) and in-person (NP) in an ethnically diverse sample of veteran and civilian women with PTSD. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial of Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidence-based intervention for PTSD, was conducted through a noninferiority design to compare delivery modalities on difference in posttreatment PTSD symptoms. Women with PTSD, including 21 veterans and 105 civilians, were assigned to receive psychotherapy delivered via VTC or NP. Primary treatment outcomes were changes in PTSD symptoms in the completer sample. RESULTS: Improvements in PTSD symptoms in the VTC condition (n = 63) were noninferior to outcomes in the NP condition (n = 63). Clinical outcomes obtained when both conditions were pooled together (N = 126) demonstrated that PTSD symptoms declined substantially posttreatment (mean = -20.5, 95% CI -29.6 to -11.4) and gains were maintained at 3- (mean = -20.8, 95% CI -30.1 to -11.5) and 6-month followup (mean = -22.0, 95% CI -33.1 to -10.9. Veterans demonstrated smaller symptom reductions posttreatment (mean = -9.4, 95% CI -22.5 to 3.7) than civilian women (mean = -22.7, 95% CI -29.9 to -15.5. CONCLUSIONS: Providing psychotherapy to women with PTSD via VTC produced outcomes comparable to NP treatment. VTC can increase access to specialty mental health care for women in rural or remote areas.

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Authors
Morland, L. A., Mackintosh, M.-A., Rosen, C. S., Willis, E., Resick, P., Chard, K., & Frueh, B. C.
Affiliations
  • National Center for PTSD (US)
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • Cincinnati VA Medical Center (US)
  • University of Hawaii System (US)
Corresponding author
Morland, Leslie A.
Venue
Depression and Anxiety
Published
2015-08-03
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
811-820
ISSN
1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2130606351
Cited by
176
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 10
FWCI
14.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (PTO90552, W81XWH-10-1-1037)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive processing therapy, telemedicine, women, veterans, access to mental health care, non-inferiority, rural and remote areas
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Telecommunications, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Telemedicine

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