Predictors of Inpatient PTSD Treatment Noncompletion Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans

Veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) display high rates of noncompletion from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. The present study included 282 male OEF/OIF/OND veterans and examined predictors of noncompl...

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Published in:Military behavioral health 2016-07, Vol.4 (3), p.269-275
Main Authors: Szafranski, Derek D., Talkovsky, Alexander M., Little, Tannah E., Menefee, Deleene S., Wanner, Jill L., Gros, Daniel F., Norton, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cognitive processing therapy
dropout
evidence-based treatment
inpatient
military rank
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation New Dawn
Post-traumatic stress disorder
PTSD
residential
substance use
treatment noncompletion
veterans
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Summary:Veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) display high rates of noncompletion from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. The present study included 282 male OEF/OIF/OND veterans and examined predictors of noncompletion from inpatient evidence-based treatment (EBT) for PTSD. Logistic regression analyses identified younger age, higher military rank, less improvement in symptom reduction, less improvement in overall functioning, and greater concurrent drug use at admission as significant and unique predictors of noncompletion. Overall, these findings reveal clinically relevant predictors of noncompletion and provide information that may increase PTSD treatment completion.
ISSN:2163-5781
2163-5803
DOI:10.1080/21635781.2016.1153536