The Trauma Recovery and Resiliency Research Project
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 4/19/2017 |
| Start Date: | August 1991 |
| End Date: | January 2012 |
The overall purpose of this study is the assessment of treatment outcome among traumatized
patients seeking individual and/or group therapy at the Victims of Violence Program. The
study gathers information from patients using quantitative (self-report) and qualitative
(interview-based) approaches, to determine changes in symptom patterns and domains of
functioning relevant to psychological trauma.
patients seeking individual and/or group therapy at the Victims of Violence Program. The
study gathers information from patients using quantitative (self-report) and qualitative
(interview-based) approaches, to determine changes in symptom patterns and domains of
functioning relevant to psychological trauma.
The focus of the Trauma Recovery and Resiliency Project is primarily the evaluation of
treatment outcome among complexly traumatized patients seeking individual and/or group
therapy at the Victims of Violence (VOV) Program, a specialty clinic located in the
Outpatient Psychiatry Department of the Cambridge Health Alliance and affiliated with
Harvard Medical School. The project has two major components: (1) All patients seeking VOV
treatment are administered a battery of self-report measures assessing symptoms associated
with complex trauma (i.e., interpersonal trauma that is usually repeated and prolonged) (2)
A subsample of patients are interviewed using the Multidimensional Trauma Recovery and
Resiliency Interview (MTRRI) and its companion rating scale (MTRR; Harvey et al, 1994, 2000,
2003) to assess trauma impact, recovery and resiliency on eight domains of psychological
functioning. Data is analyzed using quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate
treatment effectiveness and elucidate the recovery trajectories of patients receiving VOV
treatment. Two subprojects include (a) preparation of a treatment manual documenting the
Women's Trauma Recovery Group, and (b) pilot testing a new interview-based measure of
complex trauma symptoms, the Symptoms of Trauma Scale (SOTS).
treatment outcome among complexly traumatized patients seeking individual and/or group
therapy at the Victims of Violence (VOV) Program, a specialty clinic located in the
Outpatient Psychiatry Department of the Cambridge Health Alliance and affiliated with
Harvard Medical School. The project has two major components: (1) All patients seeking VOV
treatment are administered a battery of self-report measures assessing symptoms associated
with complex trauma (i.e., interpersonal trauma that is usually repeated and prolonged) (2)
A subsample of patients are interviewed using the Multidimensional Trauma Recovery and
Resiliency Interview (MTRRI) and its companion rating scale (MTRR; Harvey et al, 1994, 2000,
2003) to assess trauma impact, recovery and resiliency on eight domains of psychological
functioning. Data is analyzed using quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate
treatment effectiveness and elucidate the recovery trajectories of patients receiving VOV
treatment. Two subprojects include (a) preparation of a treatment manual documenting the
Women's Trauma Recovery Group, and (b) pilot testing a new interview-based measure of
complex trauma symptoms, the Symptoms of Trauma Scale (SOTS).
Inclusion Criteria:
- In individual or group therapy at VOV program
- Consents to research participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Insufficient proficiency in English to complete self-report measures and/or interview
- Research participation clinically counterindicated
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