Sticking it out in trauma-focused treatment for PTSD: It takes a village.

Laura A MeisSiamak NoorbaloochiEmily M Hagel CampbellChristopher R ErbesMelissa A PolusnyTina L VelasquezAnn BangerterAndrea CuttingAfsoon EftekhariCraig S RosenPeter W TuerkLori B BurmeisterMichele R Spoont

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2019)

Clinicians initiating trauma-focused treatments with veterans should routinely assess how open veterans' support systems are to encouraging veterans to face their distress. Outreach to support networks is warranted to ensure loved ones back the underlying philosophy of trauma-focused treatments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

trauma patients
minimally invasive
palliative care
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
depressive symptoms
smoking cessation