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Ending Self Stigma for PTSD

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02734212

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Official title

Reducing Internalized Stigma Among Veterans With PTSD: A Pilot Trial

Brief summary

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Veterans with PTSD report that stigma and fear of stigma have a chilling effect on their participation in mental health treatment. Despite the widely-documented effects of stigma on the recovery of individuals with mental illnesses and research demonstrating harmful consequences of internalized stigma, including decreased hope, self-esteem, personal motivation, and persistence regarding illness management, no interventions are currently available to assist Veterans with PTSD in combating the impact of internalized stigma. The goal of this research is to develop and pilot-test an intervention to provide Veterans with PTSD the skills to cope effectively with stigma and to mitigate the internalization of stigmatizing beliefs and stereotypes. To accomplish this purpose, Ending Self Stigma (ESS), an intervention composed of evidence-based methods for combating internalized stigma for serious mental illness, will be modified and tested to address issues particular to PTSD.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02734212
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
57 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral · Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Nov 2015 (Type not available)
Primary completion
May 2016 (Actual)
Completion
Sep 2016 (Actual)
Last update posted
Sep 25, 2017

2015 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Maryland 21201 —

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