There are several evidence-based treatments that work for a reasonable number of PTSD sufferers, including veterans and active-duty military personnel.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), the focus of the project, is one of these. However, there is still substantial room for improvement. In military clients, between 20-30% will drop out of treatment prematurely and 40-64% will fail to lose their PTSD diagnosis by the end of treatment. Nixon has developed a flexible adaption of CPT to address the challenges in treating PTSD in a clinical setting. A key objective of the current project is to test the acceptability and feasibility of this innovative treatment approach with veterans and first responders with PTSD.
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Team/Investigators
Professor Reg Nixon (Flinders University)
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Funding Body
Military and Emergency Services Health Australia (Under the former brand- The Road Home): Prabha Seshadri Grant
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Year Commenced
May 2018
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Expected Completion Date
EOY 2021
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Contribution
Funder (MESHA)
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MeSH Terms
occupational trauma, PTSD, mental health, military, veterans, first responder, emergency service, treatment, recovery
