Randomized clinical trail of brief eclectic psychotherapy for police officers with post traumatic stress disorder | Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center

Authors:	Gewurtz, R. E., Cott, C., Rush, B., & Kirsh, B.
Year Published	2000
Publication	Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume	13
Number	2
Pages	333-347
Publisher	Wiley
Background	Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is quite common and often disabling. PTSD has serious long-term morbidity, and effective treatments are urgently needed.
Purpose	The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP) in a sample of police officers with PTSD.
Setting	The setting for the study was the Department of Psychiatry at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam.
Sample	The study sample included 42 patients with PTSD. 22 were randomly assigned to the treatment group and 20 to the wait-list control group.
Data Collection	Psychometric assessments were conducted by trained research psychologists at four points in time: one week before the start of treatment, one month after the start, four months after the start and three months after termination.
Control	The control group was waitlisted and told they would receive treatment in 7 months. They were monitored by a non-assessor psychologist in the interim.
Findings	At post test and at follow-up BEP had produced significant improvement in PTSD, in work resumption and in comorbid other conditions.
Conclusions	Further research is needed to see if BEP will be effective for other traumatized populations and if the effects of treatment will be long term.
URL	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1007793803627#page-1
Disabilities	Emotional disturbance
Populations	Male
Outcomes	Return to work
NIDILRR Funded	No
Research Design	Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Peer Reviewed	Yes

Year Published

2000

Publication

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volume

13

Number

2

Pages

333-347

Publisher

Wiley

Background

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is quite common and often disabling. PTSD has serious long-term morbidity, and effective treatments are urgently needed.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP) in a sample of police officers with PTSD.

Setting

The setting for the study was the Department of Psychiatry at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam.

Sample

The study sample included 42 patients with PTSD. 22 were randomly assigned to the treatment group and 20 to the wait-list control group.

Data Collection

Psychometric assessments were conducted by trained research psychologists at four points in time: one week before the start of treatment, one month after the start, four months after the start and three months after termination.

Control

The control group was waitlisted and told they would receive treatment in 7 months. They were monitored by a non-assessor psychologist in the interim.

Findings

At post test and at follow-up BEP had produced significant improvement in PTSD, in work resumption and in comorbid other conditions.

Conclusions

Further research is needed to see if BEP will be effective for other traumatized populations and if the effects of treatment will be long term.

URL

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1007793803627#page-1

Disabilities

Emotional disturbance

Populations

Male

Outcomes

Return to work

NIDILRR Funded

No

Research Design

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)

Peer Reviewed

Yes