Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Frances S Shofer Author

frances.shofer@uphs.upenn.edu

Subjects of specialization
Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, PTSD

Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA

Biography

Frances S. Shofer affiliated to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.received his BA in Epidemiology from University Of Pennsylvania. His current research interests include the Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Outcome Expectancy for Prolonged Exposure Therapy Predicts Symptom Improvement in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Author(s):

Hannah C McLane*, J Ben Barnes, Frances S Shofer and Jason T Goodson

Objective: This study explores outcome expectancies – how much a patient believes a therapy will result in improvement – as a predictor of outcome of prolonged exposure therapy (PE) in veterans with PTSD.

Methods: Prior to PE therapy, veterans were administered a PTSD treatment expectations (PTE) survey consisting of three 11-point Likert scale questions with possible scores of 0-30. The primary outcome was changes in total PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) scores before and after PE therapy. ANOVA in repeated measures was used to evaluate the association between PTE tertiles and PTSD symptom changes.

Results: 57 veterans consented and 35 (61.4%) completed therapy. Mean differences in PCL-5 scores pre-/pos... view more»

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