conditions, but on all secondary outcomes the CPT group improved more than the TAU group. No differences were found between the groups in therapeutic alliance. COMBINED GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL Study 1 2 Study 3 Author’s & Year Hermenau et Khoo et al., 2011 Owens, Chard & Cox, 2008 al., 2013 Design RCT with six Single group pre-post with nine Single group pre-post month month follow-up I. Narrative I: CBT I: PTSD Residential Intervention (I) and Comparison (C) exposure Rehabilitation Program using therapy CPT at VA medical centre C: Controls Congolese Australian veterans (68% US veterans (68% Vietnam Population combatants Vietnam) war) Mean age (SD)1 (local conflicts) Mean age: 53 (not reported ) Mean age: 52.8 (8.14) Gender % Mean age: 19 Gender: Male (99.7%) Gender: Male (80%) (2.02) Gender: Male Delivered to Group and Group and individual Group and individual individual Six sessions Six weeks intensive, followed by Seven weeks intensive Dosage (total over two six weeks of fortnightly sessions number of sessions) weeks - PTSD - PTSD (CAPS, PCL) - PTSD (PCL-M) Primary Outcome domain (Measure(s)) - Aggression (AAS) Secondary Outcome Integration with - Alcohol use (AUDIT) - Depression (BDI-II) domain (Measure(s)) civilian life and - Anger (DAR7) - Anger (STAXI-2) current contact with - Anxiety and depression (6 (HADS) questions) - Quality of life (WHOQOL-brief) Total sample size N= 38 N= 496 N= 99
conditions, but on all secondary outcomes the CPT group improved more than the TAU group. No differences were found between the groups in therapeutic alliance. COMBINED GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL Study 1 2 Study 3 Author’s & Year Hermenau et al., 2013 Khoo et al., 2011 Owens, Chard & Cox, 2008 Design RCT with six month Single group pre-post with nine month follow-up Single group pre-post Intervention (I) and Comparison (C) I. Narrative exposure therapy C: Controls I: CBT I: PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program using CPT at VA medical centre Population Mean age (SD)1 Gender % Congolese (local conflicts) Mean age: 19 (2.02) Gender: Male Australian veterans (68% Vietnam) Mean age: 53 (not reported ) Gender: Male (99.7%) US veterans (68% Vietnam war) Mean age: 52.8 (8.14) Gender: Male (80%) Delivered to Group and individual Group and individual Group and individual Dosage (total number of sessions) Six sessions over two weeks Six weeks intensive, followed by six weeks of fortnightly sessions Seven weeks intensive Primary Outcome domain (Measure(s)) - PTSD - Aggression (AAS) - PTSD (CAPS, PCL) - PTSD (PCL-M) Secondary Outcome domain (Measure(s)) Integration with civilian life and current contact with combatants (6 questions) - Alcohol use (AUDIT) - Anger (DAR7) - Anxiety and depression (HADS) - Quality of life (WHOQOL-brief) - Depression (BDI-II) - Anger (STAXI-2) Total sample size N= 38 N= 496 N= 99