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- Title
Therapist fidelity with an exposure-based treatment of PTSD in adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
- Authors
Long, Mary E; Grubaugh, Anouk L; Elhai, Jon D; Cusack, Karen J; Knapp, Rebecca; Frueh, B Christopher
- Abstract
This study examined therapists' fidelity to a manualized, multicomponent cognitive-behavioral intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including exposure therapy, among public sector patients with a psychotic disorder. Independent raters assessed therapists' competence and adherence, rating 20% of randomly selected audio taped sessions (n=57 sessions, coded by two raters, with strong interrater agreement). Adherence ratings indicated that therapists complied well with the protocol, and competency ratings typically averaged "very good" or higher (6 on 7-point Likert scale). Findings suggest that therapists can effectively deliver a manualized cognitive-behavioral intervention for PTSD, with exposure therapy, to patients with severe mental illness without compromise to the structure of sessions and/or the therapeutic relationship.
- Publication
Journal of clinical psychology, 2010, Vol 66, Issue 4, p383
- ISSN
1097-4679
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/jclp.20657