A pilot of couple HOPES within the U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: PTSD and relationship outcomes in veteran couples
Morland, L. A., Wachsman, T., Webster, K., Fitzpatrick, S., Valela, R., Crenshaw, A. O., Monson, C. M., & Knopp, K. C. (2024). A pilot of couple HOPES within the U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: PTSD and relationship outcomes in veteran couples. Psychological Services, 21(3), 509–517. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000773
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This study evaluated the Couple Helping Overcome PTSD and Enhance Satisfaction (Couple HOPES) program, an online couples’ intervention for PTSD based on principles of cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy. 15 Veterans and their partners (N = 30 individuals), recruited from a Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, completed a 30-minute online module and had seven weekly 30-minute virtual meetings with a trained coach. Veterans and partners each reported the Veterans’ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and their own relationship satisfaction before the 7-week intervention (i.e., baseline), before each weekly module, and after the intervention (i.e., postintervention). Couples also reported their depressive symptoms, positive and negative relationship qualities, and quality of life at baseline and postintervention. Overall, both partners perceived improvements in the Veteran’s PTSD symptoms, as well as their own relationship satisfaction, over the course of the program
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