TABLE 1. Comparison of Two PTSD Treatment Types
Question
|
n
|
Past focused (telling the trauma story) mean (SD)
|
Present focused ("trauma coping skills") mean (SD)
|
t
|
|
| 1. How appealing is conducting this type of treatment to you? |
133 |
66.41 (30.28) |
89.32 (17.25) |
–7.68*** |
| 2. How important do you believe this type of treatment is for substance-abuse clients, at some point in treatment? |
131 |
73.28 (28.75) |
91.65 (17.26) |
–7.25*** |
| 3. I believe it is outside the bounds of my professional training to do this type of treatment |
128 |
26.08 (32.22) |
19.77 (28.59) |
2.64** |
| 4. I believe it is important to obtain specialized training/supervision before doing this treatment |
130 |
84.48 (25.14) |
76.45 (29.89) |
3.65*** |
| 5. I believe this treatment can be conducted safely in group format |
132 |
54.81 (34.84) |
83.05 (24.27) |
–9.11*** |
| 6. I believe this treatment can be conducted safely in individual format |
133 |
84.11 (19.72) |
90.38 (17.27) |
–3.75*** |
7. I believe this treatment can be conducted safely in short-term treatment (4 months or less)
|
129
|
44.52 (32.07)
|
67.29 (32.61)
|
–8.06***
|
|
Note. All analyses are paired-samples t tests.
*p < .05,
** p < .01, and
*** p < .001.
