If male veterans diagnosed with PTSD receive CBT, will there be a reduction in PTSD- related symptoms?
1) Discuss the research studies that found your intervention or treatment program to be effective.
2) Discuss how the outcome was determined, i.e. what measurement tools were used and how. Be specific.
(For example, the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children might have been used in a study to determine a child’s experience based on self-report of symptoms in a study evaluating the impact of play therapy (intervention) on trauma symptom severity. I would discuss this tool, how it was used, etc.)
3) Discuss the qualifications for participation in each of the studies that found your intervention to be effective.
(For example, a qualification might be that they disclosed they were sexually abused).
4) Discuss significant findings and what the researchers concluded about the results. What implications do these findings have for practice, the population, and the issue?
5) Discuss the studies that did not find the intervention effective or found the results inconclusive. Similar to the supporting studies, discuss the outcomes, measurement tools, qualifications to participate, significant findings, and implications for practice, the population, and the issue?
6) Discuss what the studies had in common and how they were different. How did the findings of each study complement or contradict the others?
7) What patterns and themes did you notice throughout literature?
(For example, parental support or parental participation in therapy might be themes that would be observed in a literature review search in trying to determine whether or not play therapy is effective with child victims of sexual abuse)
8) Elaborate on themes you noticed. What did the studies say about these themes?
(For example, if you noticed a consistent theme of the importance of parental support, provide details-what led you to the conclusion that this was a theme across the research found? If I noticed that several studies mentioned the importance of parental participation in therapy-I would then elaborate and discuss this further. What did they say about it?).
9) What other observations could you add to the above?
Remember, you are the only person to have ever compiled and evaluated this specific group of articles, so you have the opportunity to provide a unique perspective of what this literature tells you about your topic.
I. Title Page
II. Introduction (from Week 6): 3 – 5 paragraphs
Background
State research question (COPES / PICO) – 1 sentence
III. Scope of the Review (from Week 7): 2 – 3 paragraphs
Summary of your database searches
IV. Evaluation (Body – Week 8): 3 pages
Evaluation of at least 5 research articles
V. References
List of 10 or more citations (5 must be articles you reviewed for the body of the paper).
Format: APA Style
5 pages
APA: Double spaced, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, 1″ inch margins
Include in-text citations and references in APA
You have to use at least 5 of the references that I have attached on the 2 uploads.
