“It leaves me very skeptical” messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD.
Overview
This qualitative study explores how veterans with PTSD perceive direct-to-consumer marketing for prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy. Through interviews with 31 participants, the authors identify that while effectiveness is a key driver of interest, vague or mismatched descriptions of improvement can generate skepticism and reduce engagement. The findings also highlight challenges in distinguishing CPT from other therapies and note that women veterans may feel excluded by gender-neutral messaging.
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- Author
- Shannon Kehle‐Forbes (Minneapolis VA Health Care System), Heather Gerould (Minneapolis VA Health Care System), Melissa A. Polusny (Minneapolis VA Health Care System), Nina A. Sayer (Minneapolis VA Health Care System), Melissa R. Partin (University of Minnesota)
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- 2020-01-21
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- hybrid
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- 10.1037/tra0000550
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- 33
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@article{allodium:701fbfb7c9c14bdf,
title = {“It leaves me very skeptical” messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD.},
author = {Shannon Kehle‐Forbes and Heather Gerould and Melissa A. Polusny and Nina A. Sayer and Melissa R. Partin},
year = {2020},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1037/tra0000550},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000550}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - “It leaves me very skeptical” messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD. AU - Kehle‐Forbes, Shannon AU - Gerould, Heather AU - Polusny, Melissa A. AU - Sayer, Nina A. AU - Partin, Melissa R. PY - 2020 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1037/tra0000550 UR - https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000550 ER -
APA
Kehle‐Forbes, S., Gerould, H., Polusny, M. A., Sayer, N. A., & Partin, M. R. (2020). “It leaves me very skeptical” messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD.. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000550
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