Leveraging the Single-Session Intervention approach to address psychological distress following a traumatic event: Opportunities to advance early intervention for trauma
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This commentary explores single-session interventions (SSIs) as scalable entry points for early trauma response, synthesizing evidence from multiple systematic reviews. It discusses adapting these low-intensity approaches to support individuals exposed to various traumatic events, including interpersonal violence and disasters. The resource is intended for clinicians and researchers interested in the potential of brief, trauma-informed care models within a broader continuum of treatment.
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- Kathryn O’Neill (Harvard University), Anushka Patel (Massachusetts General Hospital), Avia Gray (Baylor Scott & White Health), Laura Bond (Harvard University), Claire Bird (Baylor University Medical Center), Mercedes Aguerrebere (Harvard University), Marisol Vargas Vilugron (Baylor Scott & White Health), Denise Hernandez (Baylor Scott & White Health), Anne Marie Warren (Baylor Scott & White Health), Vikram Patel (Harvard University), Katherine Sanchez (Baylor Scott & White Health), John Naslund (Harvard University)
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- 2026-06-08
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- 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618
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- PMC13245798
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@article{allodium:c28e68b39ea649c9,
title = {Leveraging the Single-Session Intervention approach to address psychological distress following a traumatic event: Opportunities to advance early intervention for trauma},
author = {Kathryn O’Neill and Anushka Patel and Avia Gray and Laura Bond and Claire Bird and Mercedes Aguerrebere and Marisol Vargas Vilugron and Denise Hernandez and Anne Marie Warren and Vikram Patel and Katherine Sanchez and John Naslund},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618}
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TY - JOUR TI - Leveraging the Single-Session Intervention approach to address psychological distress following a traumatic event: Opportunities to advance early intervention for trauma AU - O’Neill, Kathryn AU - Patel, Anushka AU - Gray, Avia AU - Bond, Laura AU - Bird, Claire AU - Aguerrebere, Mercedes AU - Vilugron, Marisol Vargas AU - Hernandez, Denise AU - Warren, Anne Marie AU - Patel, Vikram AU - Sanchez, Katherine AU - Naslund, John PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618 ER -
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O’Neill, K., Patel, A., Gray, A., Bond, L., Bird, C., Aguerrebere, M., Vilugron, M. V., Hernandez, D., Warren, A. M., Patel, V., Sanchez, K., & Naslund, J. (2026). Leveraging the Single-Session Intervention approach to address psychological distress following a traumatic event: Opportunities to advance early intervention for trauma. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000618
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