title: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of a Single-Session Psychoeducation Treatment for Urban, Culturally Diverse, Trauma-Exposed Adults.
abstract: This randomized pilot study aimed to determine whether a single session of psychoeducation improved mental health outcomes, attitudes toward treatment, and service engagement among urban, impoverished, culturally diverse, trauma-exposed adults. Sixty-seven individuals were randomly assigned to a single-session psychoeducation treatment or a delayed treatment comparison control group. The control group was found to be superior to the treatment group at posttest with respect to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and occupational and family disability. At follow-up, all participants had completed the psychoeducation treatment, and a mixed-effects model indicated significant improvements over time in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, somatization, and attitudes toward treatment. Ninety-eight percent of the participants reported the psychoeducation was helpful at follow-up. Participants also reported a 19.1% increase in mental health service utilization at follow-up compared with baseline. Implications for treatment and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghafoori
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korosteleva
authors.forename: Madelyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000639:trends; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000639:trends; D057566:Self Report; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014505:Urban Population / Q000639:trends