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Written Exposure Therapy for Veterans With SUD and PTSD
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The proposed project will evaluate the efficacy of written exposure therapy (WET) among Veterans engaged in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, who present with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While SUD treatment programs traditionally do not address PTSD, effective trauma treatments have been used successfully among those with substance use comorbidities. WET is a brief trauma-focused intervention shown to effectively treat PTSD. In a recent acceptability and feasibility pilot study among Veterans with co-occurring SUD and PTSD, results showed a decrease in PTSD symptoms among participants receiving WET. The goal of the present study is to improve outcomes for Veterans who present for SUD treatment with comorbid SUD/PTSD.
Official title: Written Exposure Therapy (WET) as a Brief Trauma Treatment for Veterans With Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders and PTSD
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
170
Start Date
2022-09-26
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2026-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Written Exposure Therapy
Written Exposure Therapy is a 5 session treatment in which individuals write about their trauma event in a specified manner.
Neutral Topic Writing
Treatment as Usual augmented by 5 sessions of Neutral Topic Writing which involves writing about specific objects (e.g., what they have eaten over the past week) or events (e.g., what they did since yesterday) in detail without discussing thoughts or feelings.
Locations (1)
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States