• Author: Jennifer S. Wachen
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Addressing pandemic-related guilt and shame in U.S. military Veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial of trauma-informed guilt reduction and supportive care therapy

Abstract: Objective: The coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic created potentially morally injurious situations such as being unable to care for loved ones or making decisions that …

Changes in pain and related health outcomes after cognitive processing therapy in an active duty military sample

Abstract: This study explored the association between changes in pain and related health outcomes and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following cognitive processing …

An evaluation of the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and complicated grief in active duty military personnel with traumatic loss

Abstract: Between 44% and 87% of active duty service members and veterans who deployed following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks know someone who was killed or seriously …

DSM-5 criterion-a-based trauma types in service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the assumption of the equipotentiality of traumas ignores potentially unique contexts and consequences of different traumas. …

A comparison of the CAPS-5 and PCL-5 to assess PTSD in military and veteran treatment-seeking samples

Abstract: Background: This study was an examination of the puzzling finding that people assessed for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) consistently score higher on …

Massed Cognitive Processing Therapy in Active-Duty Military: A Case Series

Abstract: Despite consistent evidence that Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an efficacious treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the effects among active-duty …

Aggression and violent behavior in the military: Self-reported conflict tactics in a sample of service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Irritability, angry outbursts, and aggression are common among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although aggression can be a problem among many …

WoVeN, the Women Veterans Network: an Innovative Peer Support Program for Women Veterans

Abstract: WoVeN was designed with the support of foundation funding as an innovative peersupport network.28 The primary aims of this program are to (1) foster connections and …

Hyperarousal symptoms linger after successful PTSD treatment in active duty military

Abstract: Objective: Evidence-based psychotherapies are efficacious at reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, but military and veteran samples improve less than …

Effect of Group vs Individual Cognitive Processing Therapy in Active-Duty Military Seeking Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract: Importance: Cognitive processing therapy (CPT), an evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has not been tested as an individual treatment …

A randomized clinical trial of group cognitive processing therapy compared with group present-centered therapy for PTSD among active duty military personnel

Abstract: Objective: To determine whether group therapy improves symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this randomized clinical trial compared efficacy of group …