Posttraumatic stress disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This is a single-blind, randomised controlled trial with a treated group and another group on a waiting list completing the periodic assessments only.
This two-session dyadic interven
Sponsors
Québec Fund for Research on Society and Culture (FQRSC) (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females, adults aged 18-65 2. Patients who present to the emergency room because of trauma exposure (in the last 10 days). Trauma is defined as an event eliciting a peritraumatic reaction of fear, helplessness, or horror. 3. Patients who speak either French or English 4. Medication free at trial onset 5. Patients who are in a medically stable condition 6. Patients who live in the Montreal metropolitan area 7. Patients who have a significant other whom they can bring to the therapy session 8. Patients who succeed at making an appointment with the therapist in a timely manner
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have a suspected or confirmed traumatic brain injury 2. Patients who have a lifetime diagnosis of psychosis, substance/alcohol dependence, bipolar disorder, or mental retardation 3. Patients who have been clinically depressed in the last 2 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PTSD self-reported symptoms as measured by the Impact of Event Scale Revised. We measured PTSD symptoms on average 26 days after trauma exposure (baseline, before treatment), then on average 40 days post-trauma at mid-treatment (after one treatment session), and 90 days after trauma exposure (a time when one can diagnose chronic PTSD), and then again 2 years after trauma exposure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Negative social support. (It was hypothesised that the treatment would decrease the provision of negative social support from the significant other toward the trauma victim.). This was assessed using the Social Constraints Scale (SCS). Timepoints: 26 days (on average) after trauma exposure (baseline, before treatment), 40 days post-trauma at mid-treatment (after one treatment session), 90 days and 2 years after trauma exposure. | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed