Abstract
The present investigation utilized a prospective design to investigate associations between changes in self-reported avoidant
and active coping occurring during residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptom severity
at treatment discharge. Participants were 636 military Veteran patients (91.4 % male; M
age = 51.7 years) admitted to a Veterans Affairs (VA) residential rehabilitation program for PTSD, between 2000 and 2008. Results
indicated that increases in avoidant coping and decreases in active coping from treatment intake to discharge were simultaneously
and incrementally predictive of total PTSD symptom severity at treatment discharge, after accounting for PTSD symptom severity
at treatment intake. These findings hold particular relevance for treatment-seeking populations with severe PTSD and researchers
and clinicians attempting to understand and treat these populations.
and active coping occurring during residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptom severity
at treatment discharge. Participants were 636 military Veteran patients (91.4 % male; M
age = 51.7 years) admitted to a Veterans Affairs (VA) residential rehabilitation program for PTSD, between 2000 and 2008. Results
indicated that increases in avoidant coping and decreases in active coping from treatment intake to discharge were simultaneously
and incrementally predictive of total PTSD symptom severity at treatment discharge, after accounting for PTSD symptom severity
at treatment intake. These findings hold particular relevance for treatment-seeking populations with severe PTSD and researchers
and clinicians attempting to understand and treat these populations.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s10862-012-9293-6
- Authors
- Matthew Tyler Boden, Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park Division (152), 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, National Center for PTSD and Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Anka A. Vujanovic, National Center for PTSD—Behavioral Science Division, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Kent D. Drescher, National Center for PTSD, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Journal Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
- Online ISSN 1573-3505
- Print ISSN 0882-2689