Reducing PTSD symptoms for first responders and frontline health workers
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a way to help reduce PTSD symptoms in first responders and frontline healthcare workers. You may join a main treatment study, and some participants may also take part in follow-up questions to learn what helped.
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Who can take part
- You work for an organization that is served by a participating employee assistance program (EAP)
- You have PTSD symptoms on the PCL-5 screening, with a score of 33 or higher
- Your psychiatric medicine has been stable for at least 4 weeks (no major changes)
- You must not already be in a trauma-focused therapy like Prolonged Exposure or Cognitive Processing Therapy
- You can participate safely: not have severe memory/thinking problems, and not be at high suicide risk
- You must speak English
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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