Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Older Veterans With PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

• •Focus groups:
• •Veterans who are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder or have psychotic symptoms, have been hospitalized for suicidal ideation or psychosis within the past year, or have a diagnosis of dementia or other severe cognitive disorder.
• •Potential participants will also be excluded if they do not agree to be audio recorded.
• •Pilot:
• •Veterans who are in current treatment for PTSD, are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder or have psychotic symptoms, have been hospitalized for suicidal ideation or psychosis within the past year, or have a diagnosis of dementia or other severe cognitive disorder.
• •Veterans will be asked not to join therapy groups or other interventions for the duration of their participation in the study.
• •Potential participants will also be excluded if they do not agree to be audio recorded.
• •Comparison:
• •Veterans who are in current treatment for PTSD, are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder or have psychotic symptoms, have been hospitalized for suicidal ideation or psychosis within the past year, or have a diagnosis of dementia or other severe cognitive disorder.
• •Veterans will be asked not to join therapy groups or other interventions for the duration of their participation in the study.
• •Potential participants will also be excluded if they do not agree to be audio recorded.
• •In addition, Veterans who participated in the pilot phase of the study will be excluded from participating in the comparison condition phase.