Brief family involvement enhances veteran homework quality during trauma-focused psychotherapy
- Fernando, M., Fite, R. E., & Thompson-Hollands, J. (2024). Brief family involvement enhances veteran homework quality during trauma-focused psychotherapy. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001678
- Across various types of therapy approaches, “homework” assignments are common and may enhance treatment success. This multimethod study investigated whether having a family member participate in a brief family intervention impacted Veterans’ completion and quality of homework assigned in their individual posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) psychotherapy. 24 Veterans and their romantic partners (n = 24) were randomly assigned either to an intervention group, in which the partner received a brief family intervention, or to a control group, which received treatment as usual. After the 16-week study period, clinicians assessed homework completion rates and homework quality, and couples completed interviews. The findings suggest that a brief family intervention focused on PTSD psychoeducation may improve Veterans’ understanding and application of concepts from their individual treatment.
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