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Adapting and Piloting Behavioral Activation for Veterans With Co-Occurring AUD and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Behavioral Activation (BA) and Relapse Prevention (RP) for Alcohol Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Completed, enrolled 10 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare an adaptation of Behavioral Activation, a behavioral intervention, to Relapse Prevention treatment, another behavioral intervention, in a sample of U.S. military veterans with co-occurring alcohol use disorder (AUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The primary aims of this study are to: 1. Adapt Behavioral Activation to treat veterans with AUD/PTSD, 2. Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of Behavioral Activation for AUD/PTSD, and 3. Explore geospatial analysis as a new method for measuring AUD/PTSD recovery. Participants will complete self-report and interview measures immediately before and immediately after treatment. Participants will also be asked to participate in passive geospatial assessment for 14-day periods immediately before and immediately after treatment. Participants will be randomized to treatment condition, which involves 8 sessions of either Behavioral Activation or Relapse Prevention, delivered individually by a trained study therapist.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Individual psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy
Interventions
BA reduces alcohol use and posttraumatic stress symptoms and increases psychosocial functioning via psychoeducation, activity monitoring, values clarification, and activity scheduling.
RP reduces alcohol use via increasing awareness and avoidance of high-risk situations, enhancing drink refusal skills, improving assertiveness, and other strategies.