Early Psychological Intervention After Rape

The aim of the study is to translate and adapt a brief treatment protocol based on prolonged exposure provided within 72 hours after a rape to a Swedish context and pilot test feasibility and delivery in ten executive patients recruited at the Emergency Clinic for Rape victims in Stockholm. ENDPOINTS The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) at baseline and post-treatment. Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) , Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule(WHODAS-12) at post-treatment.The clinician-administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) at follow up. Data on feasibility aspects of the intervention will also be collected: compliance to the intervention/homework/assessments, possibilities to recruit, adverse events. Recruitment The investigatorors will recruit ten consecutive patients attending at the Emergency Clinic for Rape victims at Stockholm South Hospital, Sweden. Safety parameters Participants had the opportunity to report any adverse events during treatment, at posttreatment and follow-up.