1. A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of a Single-Session Psychoeducation Treatment for Urban, Culturally Diverse, Trauma-Exposed Adults.
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Ghafoori, Bita, Fisher, Dennis, Korosteleva, Olga, and Hong, Madelyn
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TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder , *COMMUNITY health services , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CULTURE , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *PATIENT education , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *POVERTY , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *SELF-evaluation , *CITY dwellers , *PILOT projects , *EVALUATION research , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *TREATMENT effectiveness - Abstract
This randomized pilot study aimed to determine whether a single session of psychoeducation improved mental health outcomes, attitudes toward treatment, and service engagement among urban, impoverished, culturally diverse, trauma-exposed adults. Sixty-seven individuals were randomly assigned to a single-session psychoeducation treatment or a delayed treatment comparison control group. The control group was found to be superior to the treatment group at posttest with respect to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and occupational and family disability. At follow-up, all participants had completed the psychoeducation treatment, and a mixed-effects model indicated significant improvements over time in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, somatization, and attitudes toward treatment. Ninety-eight percent of the participants reported the psychoeducation was helpful at follow-up. Participants also reported a 19.1% increase in mental health service utilization at follow-up compared with baseline. Implications for treatment and future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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