Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Police Officers

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/568677

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant anxiety disorder that affects many serving police officers. Although cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice to treat PTSD, it has never been validated in police offcers. This project represents the first controlled trial of applying CBT to reduce PTSD in police officers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $190,255.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

There are no SEO codes available for this funding activity

Other Keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy | Depression | Emergency responders | Police officers | Posttraumatic stress disorder | Randomised controlled trial

Related Links