Augmenting Massed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Prevent Suicide Risk Among Patients With PTSD
Ohio State University
Summary
The purpose of this research is to see if Crisis Response Planning (CRP), a brief strategy designed to help people cope effectively with emotional crises, combined with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a talk treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Description
This study is designed to learn whether adding Crisis Response Planning (CRP), a brief, personalized strategy for managing emotional crises, to massed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) can reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors among military personnel and veterans receiving treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). CPT is a well-established, evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD, and CRP is an evidence-based intervention shown to reduce suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. By combining these two approaches, this study aims to improve outcomes for individuals who are experiencing…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Active duty service member or veteran aged 18 or older eligible for military medical care. 2. Able to read, write, and speak English. 3. Meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e., meeting diagnostic threshold for 3 of 4 symptom criteria within the past month) on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). 4. Active suicidal ideation within the past week as assessed by scoring ≥ 1 on Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) item 4 (i.e., active suicidal ideation within the past month) or report an interrupted, aborted, or actual suicide attem…
Interventions
- BehavioralCognitive Processing Therapy
Regardless of which assignment, participants will receive 10 sessions of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) delivered daily Monday through Friday over two consecutive weeks. In CPT treatment participants will complete symptom checklists and learn a variety of skills to help with symptoms of PTSD.
Location
- Carl R. Darnall Army Medical CenterFort Hood, Texas