1-in-4 Veterans With PTSD Quit Therapy Before Resolving Trauma: Study
As reported on December 2 by Nick Mordowanec for Military.com, about a quarter of U.S. servicemembers and veterans who start psychotherapy for PTSD quit before they finish treatment, according to a recent study, with experts pushing for more effective long-term approaches to sustain mental-health treatments. The study, “The Protocol Matters: A Meta-analysis of Psychotherapy Dropout from Specific PTSD Treatment Approaches in U.S. Service Members and Veterans,” was published in mid-November in the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy through the American Psychological Association. It examined treatment methodologies for the approximate 7 percent of veterans affected by PTSD, per the VA, which represents a number slightly higher than the general adult population.