Clinical treatment selection for XXXX : Suggestions for researchers and clinical trainers.

@entity1 @entity73 @entity1005 @entity1162
UNASSIGNED: @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ) disrupts the lives of many Veterans and their families, and multiple treatment options exist. Two evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs)-cognitive processing therapy ( @entity73 ) and @entity1162 ( @entity1162 )-are specifically identified by Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense clinical practice guidelines as first-line treatments. Despite the strong emphasis on training clinicians to provide these EBPs, several questions remain unaddressed. We sought to answer 3 main questions: What associated clinical features are clinicians considering as they select @entity1162 or @entity73 to treat a given @entity1 ? What exclusionary criteria are clinicians using? How helpful do clinicians find the extant literature on comorbid conditions and associated clinical features when making treatment decisions? We contacted mental health clinicians who were VA-trained in @entity73 and @entity1162 and requested participation in this online survey. We (a) identified several associated factors that clinicians use to help select between these treatments, (b) determined which associated factors or comorbidities clinicians identified as exclusionary criteria for @entity73 or @entity1162 , and (c) evaluated the perceived utility of research to practicing clinicians. We discuss factors for which clinicians reached a consensus, areas of discrepancy (e.g., substance use), and factors for which further research guidance would be beneficial (e.g., dissociation). Findings imply that VA efforts at disseminating best treatment practices and current @entity1005 research have been effective. Additionally, findings can help inform treatment guidelines and clinical trainings, as well as highlight gaps in research identified by clinicians. (PsycINFO Database Record
