Group Intervention for Interpersonal Trauma
Condition: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Depression
MeSH terms: Depression; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study will assess the acceptability and effectiveness of a six-session, modular,
      repeating group for low-income women who have symptoms of depression and/or post-traumatic
      stress disorder following interpersonal trauma exposure.
    

Detailed description: 
      The aim of this study is to assess the acceptability and effectiveness of a six-session,
      modular, repeating group for low-income women who have symptoms of depression and/or
      post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following interpersonal trauma exposure. Group
      participants will be recruited from public sector/safety net primary care clinics. Study
      participants will be randomized to immediate or delayed treatment. Participants in both
      conditions will receive information about PTSD and depression, in the form of a brochures and
      a DVD about trauma and its emotional consequences. Groups will be comprised of three
      components at each meeting: psycho-education, current relationship issues, and coping skills.
      Each group session will focus on a different aspect of education. Next, relationship
      difficulties typically associated with the symptoms discussed in that module will be
      addressed, and there will be group discussion about participants' relationship difficulties.
      Each group will end with the therapist teaching a coping skill that fits with the issues
      discussed earlier. Participants will be free to attend any of the sessions they missed during
      the first group when the group repeats. Participants in the delayed condition will be able to
      attend the groups after a 12-week waiting period. Assessments of PTSD, depression,
      functioning, and quality of life will be conducted at three time points: baseline (prior to
      the start of the group), 12 weeks after the start of the group, and 6 months from the start
      of the group. Gift cards will be sent to the women for completing each of the assessments.
    

Intervention name(s): Group Intervention for Interpersonal Trauma; Information only
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Other
Intervention description(s): Participants will receive information about PTSD and depression, in the form of a brochures and a DVD about trauma and its emotional consequences. Groups will be comprised of three components at each meeting: psycho-education, current relationship issues, and coping skills. Each group session will focus on a different aspect of education. Next, relationship difficulties typically associated with the symptoms discussed in that module will be addressed, and there will be group discussion about participants' relationship difficulties. Each group will end with the therapist teaching a coping skill that fits with the issues discussed earlier.; Participants will receive information about PTSD and depression, in the form of a brochures and a DVD about trauma and its emotional consequences.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Major Depression; Trauma; Primary Care; Low-Income Patients