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CompletedNCT01406834

Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War

Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War: Augmentation of Existing Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
8 (actual)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone. The investigators will enroll between 12-20 Veterans who have killed in war and have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a pilot study assessing the efficacy of the six-session treatment. Veterans will be randomized either to the treatment or to the waitlist control group.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALImpact of Killing CBT TreatmentTreatment will include six, one hours sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist or an advanced postdoctoral fellow under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Timeline

Start date
2011-10-01
Primary completion
2013-06-01
Completion
2013-06-01
First posted
2011-08-01
Last updated
2014-08-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01406834. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.