Author： Mueser Kim Bolton Elisa Carty Patricia Bradley Michael Ahlgren Kimberly DiStaso Diane Gilbride Andrew Liddell Carol
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0010-3853
Source： Community Mental Health Journal, Vol.43, Iss.3, 2007-06, pp. : 281-304
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Abstract
To address the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in severe mental illness, the Trauma Recovery Group, a mixed gender cognitive-behavioral program, was developed and piloted at a community mental health center. The 21-week program includes breathing retraining, education about PTSD, cognitive restructuring, coping with symptoms, and making a recovery plan. Eighty clients were assessed at baseline and 41 provided follow-up data. Retention in the group was good: 59%. Treatment completers improved significantly in PTSD symptoms and diagnosis, depression, and post-traumatic cognitions, but dropouts did not. The results support the feasibility of the program and suggest it produces clinical benefits.
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