Therapist adherence to manualized cognitive-behavioral therapy for anger management delivered to veterans with PTSD via videoconferencing
✍ Scribed by Leslie A. Morland; Carolyn J. Greene; Kathleen Grubbs; Karen Kloezeman; Margaret-Anne Mackintosh; Craig Rosen; B. Christopher Frueh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 116 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Therapist adherence to a manualized cognitive-behavioral anger management group treatment (AMT) was compared between therapy delivered via videoconference (VC) and the traditional in-person modality, using data from a large, randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of AMT for veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Therapist adherence was rated for the presence or absence of process and content treatment elements. Secondary analyses were conducted using a repeated measures ANOVA. Overall adherence to the protocol was excellent (M 5 96%, SD 5 1%). Findings indicate that therapist adherence to AMT is similar across delivery modalities and VC is a viable service delivery strategy that does not compromise a therapist's ability to effectively structure sessions and manage patient care.