Self-Help Intervention for Post 9/11 Veterans With Depression or PTSD Symptoms

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Conditions studied: Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

It is important to provide support and resources for the many post-9/11 Veterans with mental health symptoms and poor psychosocial functioning who do not engage in psychotherapy. One of the biggest reasons post-9/11 Veterans do not seek treatment is a preference to handle problems on their own. This study examines a self-help intervention that teaches Veterans healthy coping strategies they can use on their own and how to seek out recovery support services such as mental health treatment or whole-person care if they decide to do so in the future. This study will compare the impact of self-help and standard resources at improving mental health and resource utilization. Two hundred Veterans will complete 6 brief assessments across 40 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07202325

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

200

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2030-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-01

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Veteran age >= 18 years who served on or after September 11, 2001
• Enrolled at Syracuse or Durham VA Healthcare System (had an encounter in primary care or Military 2VA clinic in past 24 months)
• Screen positive for current symptoms of MDD (PHQ-2) or PTSD (PC-PTSD-5)
• Report current functional impairment (PHQ-9 item 10)

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to communicate in English
• Visual impairment that precludes reading self-help materials
• Hearing impairment that precludes completing telephone assessments
• Cognitive impairment that precludes providing informed consent
• Serious mental illness (diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders)
• Engaged in psychotherapy/counseling (>= 2 outpatient therapy visits in past 90 days, scheduled outpatient therapy visit in upcoming 30 days that intends to attend, or psychiatric hospitalization in past 90 days)
• Started or had dosage change in psychotropic medication in the past 4 weeks
• At imminent risk of suicide or has active high-risk for suicide flag

Where it is running

• Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY — Syracuse, New York, United States
• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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