Experiential Avoidance in Combat Veterans With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicidal Ideation; PTSD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01652430

10-0159

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study plans to examine if symptoms of PTSD affect how Veterans who have served in combat think and react to certain information, and whether or not this has an influence on suicidal thoughts.

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. History of combat service
2. Diagnosis of PTSD confirmed by the CAPS or
3. No current diagnosis of PTSD
4. Age 18-65

Exclusion criteria

1. Inability to adequately respond to questions regarding the informed consent procedure.
2. History of significant neurological disease
3. Diagnosis of Schizophrenia or other Psychosis
4. Alcohol abuse/dependence or illicit drug use in the two weeks prior to testing
5. No history of combat service

Trial design

78 participants in 2 patient groups

PTSD cohort

No PTSD cohort