Effects of Narrative Writing Duration and Post-writing Processing Instructions on PTSD

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

49

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 29, 2012

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2014

Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Narrative Writing: Trauma-Assigned

Individuals will be writing about their most traumatic life event for 3 consecutive days for 20 minutes each. Those in the assigned group will be given instructions and weekly reminders to continue to think about their most traumatic event.

BEHAVIORAL

Narrative Writing: Trauma-Spontaneous

Individuals will be writing about their most traumatic life event for 3 consecutive days for 20 minutes each. Those in the spontaneous group will be given no further instructions.

Trial Locations (1)

38677

The University of Mississippi, University

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Mississippi, Oxford

OTHER

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