Cognitive behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress: A promising transdiagnostic approach to treating disaster survivors.

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The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress following major disasters.
Eight community therapists delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress to 342 adults exposed to Hurricane Sandy.
Participants were assessed at referral, pretreatment, intermediate treatment, posttreatment, and at a 5-month follow-up.
Data on treatment timing and initial distress levels were collected to analyze their effects on outcomes.
The overall prepost effect size was 1.41, indicating large improvement pre to posttreatment.
Improvements were maintained at the 5-month follow-up.
No difference in outcomes based on the timing of the intervention or level of distress at pretreatment.

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Evaluates cognitive behavioral therapy’s effectiveness for postdisaster distress in disaster survivors, indicating broad applicability.

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Hamblen et al. (2016) studied this question.

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