Veterans · United States
VHA study: evidence-based PTSD therapy is associated with reduced suicide risk in veterans
Veterans who began evidence-based PTSD psychotherapy had measurably lower subsequent suicide risk.
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A VHA study finds that veterans who initiated evidence-based PTSD psychotherapy, primarily prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy, had reduced subsequent suicide risk compared with matched controls.
The finding strengthens the case for getting veterans into trauma-focused therapy specifically, rather than generic talk therapy.
Read the full VA news release for the study design and outcomes.
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