The cross-sectional project "Patient Participation" is part of a multi-center study on the efficacy of therapy (ENHANCE), in which cognitive behavioral therapy (STAIR-Exposure), trauma-focused psychodynamic therapy (TF-PDT), and a "minimal attention" condition are compared with each other in the treatment of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. The primary goal for ENHANCE is the development of effective therapies for people affected by PTSD.
"Patient Participation" aims to interview participants after successful interventions regarding the elements of the psychotherapy they found helpful or less helpful. For this purpose, 75 qualitative interviews will be conducted and analyzed using depth hermeneutics, content analysis and grounded theory.
The project follows a so-called mixed methods approach in which it combines quantitative data from the randomized controlled therapy study ENHANCE with qualitative investigations.
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