Date of Award
3-22-2025
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Erica Adkins
Second Advisor
Ryan Colby Rogers
Third Advisor
Sonja Holt
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Keywords
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, Early termination, Dropout, Trauma-focused treatment, Veterans, Prolonged exposure (PE), Cognitive processing therapy (CPT), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
Abstract
The high rate of early termination from evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impedes maximum benefit from trauma-focused treatment, making it an on-going concern for clinicians. This paper consists of a literature review regarding the problem of early termination from evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment for PTSD in adults. It then proposes a mixed methods study to investigate re-engaging veterans in trauma-focused PTSD treatment, analyzing completion rates, and evaluating participants’ experience using qualitative interviews.
Copyright Date
2-11-2025
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Laura M. Lathrop
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
53 pgs
File Size
316 KB
Recommended Citation
Lathrop, Laura M., "An Examination of Early Termination from Trauma-Focused Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Literature Review and Mixed Methods Study Proposal" (2025). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 547.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/547
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