Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 70 |
| Updated: | 3/30/2013 |
| Start Date: | October 2011 |
| Contact: | Kristine Burkman, PhD |
| Email: | kristine.burkman2@va.gov |
| Phone: | 415-221-4810 |
Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War: Augmentation of Existing Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions
The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a
treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war
zone.
The investigators will enroll between 12-20 Veterans who have killed in war and have been
diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a pilot study assessing the
efficacy of the six-session treatment. Veterans will be randomized either to the treatment
or to the waitlist control group.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of PTSD
- Veteran will need to endorse having taken another life in a war zone context
- Have received some prior evidence-based treatment for PTSD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Meet current or lifetime criteria for a psychotic disorder
- Participants in current PTSD treatment will not be excluded;however,if receiving
medications they will need to be stabilized on current medications for at least one
month.
- If receiving Prolonged Exposure Therapy or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, individuals
will need to wait two weeks after they have completed the treatment to enroll in the
study.
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