In rape trauma PTSD, patient characteristics indicate which trauma-focused treatment they are most likely to complete.
John R KeefeShannon Wiltsey StirmanZachary D CohenRobert J DeRubeisBrian N SmithPatricia A ResickPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2018)
Individual differences among patients affect the likelihood they will complete a particular treatment, and clinicians can consider these moderators in treatment planning. In the future, treatment selection models could be used to increase the percentage of patients who will receive a full course of treatment, but replication and extension of such models, and consideration of how best to integrate them into routine practice, are needed.