A Comparison of Cognitive-Processing Therapy With Prolonged Exposure and a Waiting Condition for the Treatment of Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Female Rape Victims

• NCJ Number: 306977
• Journal: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Volume: 70 Issue: 4 Dated: 2002 Pages: 867-79
• Author(s): Patricia A. Resick; Pallavi Nishith; Terri L. Weaver; Millie C. Astin; Catherine A. Feuer
• Date Published: 2002
• Length: 13 pages

Annotation

This study comparing cognitive-processing therapy (CPT) with prolonged exposure and a minimal attention condition (MA) for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression found that both treatments were highly efficacious and superior to MA.

Abstract

This study compared cognitive-processing therapy (CPT) with prolonged exposure and a minimal attention condition (MA) for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression; analyses indicated that both treatments were highly efficacious and superior to MA. The 2 therapies had similar results except that CPT produced better scores on 2 of 4 guilt subscales. One hundred seventy-one female rape victims were randomized into 1 of the 3 conditions, and 121 completed treatment. Participants were assessed with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, the PTSD Symptom Scale, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Trauma-Related Guilt Inventory. Independent assessments were made at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3 and 9 months posttreatment. (Published Abstract Provided)