Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups With PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Islands

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Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

Telemedicine has the potential to profoundly influence the delivery of specialized care to the remote veteran population suffering with PTSD. Preliminary research supports telemedicine technology as a possible solution to improve access to mental health services for veterans with PTSD. The proposed research is a treatment-outcome study that will assess the clinical efficacy of conducting an Anger Management Therapy (AMT) group treatment intervention using a videoteleconferencing (VTC) modality as compared to the traditional in-person modality with veterans who have PTSD and reside in remote locations on the Hawaiian Islands. AMT is a manual-guided cognitive-behavioral, skill based group intervention that has been used nationwide in VA substance abuse programs and most recently has been adopted by many VA PTSD Clinical Teams to treat anger-related to the sequelae of PTSD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00122109

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

125

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• male
• PTSD diagnosis
• anger level at Staxi Trait Score=22 or higher
• stable medication regime

You may not qualify if…

• current substance dependence
• current psychosis
• suicidal
• homicidal
• cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, Honolulu, HI — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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