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The From Survivor to Thriver program: RCT of an online therapist-facilitated program for rape-related PTSD

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Littleton, Heather, Grills, Amie E., Kline, Katherine D., Schoemann, Alexander M., Dodd, Julia C.·2016·Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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This study evaluated the efficacy of the From Survivor to Thriver program, an interactive, online therapist-facilitated cognitive-behavioral program for rape-related PTSD. Eighty-seven college women with rape-related PTSD were randomized to complete the interactive program (n=46) or a psycho-educational self-help website (n=41). Both programs led to large reductions in interview-assessed PTSD at post-treatment (interactive d=2.22, psycho-educational d=1.10), which were maintained at three month follow-up. Both also led to medium- to large-sized reductions in self-reported depressive and general anxiety symptoms. Follow-up analyses supported that the therapist-facilitated interactive program led to superior outcomes among those with higher pre-treatment PTSD whereas the psycho-educational self-help website led to superior outcomes for individuals with lower pre-treatment PTSD. Future research should examine the efficacy and effectiveness of online interventions for rape-related PTSD including whether treatment intensity matching could be utilized to maximize outcomes and therapist resource efficiency.

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  • The satisfaction with therapy subscale has shown excellent reliability (α=.92) and validity in a digital intervention study with a racially and ethnically diverse sample.

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Littleton, H., Grills, A. E., Kline, K. D., Schoemann, A. M., & Dodd, J. C.
Affiliations
  • East Carolina University (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • East Tennessee State University (US)
Corresponding author
Littleton, Heather
Venue
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-10
Volume
43
Pages
41-51
ISSN
0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2487898614
Cited by
71
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
4.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University (East Tennessee State University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH085118)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms
MeSH terms
Distance Counseling, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Rape, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Health Behavior, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Survivors, Young Adult

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