PTSD

Written Exposure Therapy to Improve Recovery among Sexual Assault Survivors 2024 Award: $89,708 Nearly 700,000 US women are sexually assaulted each year. Half of these women continue to experience severe posttraumatic stress (PTSD) six months after assault. Despite the fact that women at increased risk of PTSD can be identified at the time of assault, no interventions to prevent PTSD among women at high risk are currently available. This pilot study tests the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a five-session telehealth intervention to prevent PTSD among women survivors of sexual assault who are at high risk of PTSD. Results from this study will provide the data necessary to obtain funding to perform a large-scale confirmatory trial. Need/Problem: Nearly 700,000 women in the United States are sexually assaulted each year, and 1 in 4 US women are sexually assaulted during [...]

Written Exposure Therapy to Improve Recovery among Sexual Assault Survivors 2022 Award: $59,168 An estimated 683,000 US women are sexually assaulted each year, and as many as half of these women experience severe posttraumatic stress symptoms six months after assault. This project tests the feasibility and initial efficacy of a five-session mental health intervention designed to prevent severe posttraumatic stress symptoms among survivors identified as being at high risk for severe posttraumatic stress symptoms. Results from this study will inform the development of a large-scale intervention trial. Need/Problem: An estimated 683,000 women in the United States are sexually assaulted each year and 1 in 5 US women are sexually assaulted in their lifetime. As many as half of these women experience severe posttraumatic stress symptoms 6 months after assault. Currently, no interventions are provided to women sexual assault survivors to [...]