Impact of the revised VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder for couples and families: Commentary on Lang et al. (2024).

This commentary discusses the revised Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder, specifically focusing on couple- and family-based treatment. The authors raise concerns about the lack of guidance regarding the role of intimate partners and families in the treatment and assessment of PTSD, as well as issues with defining specific treatments in the CPG evidence rubric. They also highlight the importance of honoring patient preferences for family-inclusive treatment and suggest that family-inclusive therapies with demonstrated efficacy should be considered as an optimal choice. [Extracted from the article]