DoD PTSD November 13 - Information Processing Modification in the Treatment of PTSD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a computerized intervention designed to change the nature of attention biases will be effective in reducing the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in American combat veterans returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00604045

Run by

San Diego State University

People needed

25

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Primary DSM-IV-TR Axis I diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder
• Combat veteran from Iraq and/or Afghanistan

You may not qualify if…

• No change in medication type or dose during the twelve weeks prior to treatment
• No current psychotherapy
• No evidence of suicidal intent
• No evidence of current substance dependence in the past 6 months
• No evidence of current or past schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or organic mental disorder

Where it is running

• Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety — San Diego, California, United States

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