Effects of Narrative Writing Duration and Post-writing Processing Instructions on PTSD

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Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

In brief

The current study proposes to directly measure how processing after participating in written disclosure about a traumatic life event affects physical and psychological outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01773811

Run by

University of Mississippi, Oxford

People needed

49

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Experienced a traumatic life event (DSM-IV-TR Criterion A)
• Currently experiencing clinically significant levels of PTSD symptoms

You may not qualify if…

• Currently receiving psychotherapy
• On medication that is not stable (i.e. medication has been changed within the past 6 weeks)

Where it is running

• The University of Mississippi — University, Mississippi, United States

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