Education and Training

CBT Texts for PTSD & Hazardous Drinking (Project Better)

The research study seeks to refine and test a brief, self-directed, intervention for individuals from the general public with PTSD and co-occurring HD that can be delivered via text-messaging. This application seeks to refine the intervention further by testing whether theoretically-driven, evidence-based strategies from basic cognitive psychology (message framing) and social psychology (facilitating growth mindsets) result in better outcomes for PTSD symptoms and HD by addressing pilot participant feedback related to avoidance and motivation.

Stanford is currently accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • behavioral: CBT Text Messages

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   1. 18+ years of age

   2. Currently resides in WA State

   3. Fluent in English

   4. Reports at least one DSM-5 traumatic event that occurred 1+ months ago

   5. Current PTSD severity of 33+ on the PCL-5

   6. Current hazardous alcohol use (2+ heavy episodic drinking occasions [4+ drinks on one
   occasion for women, 5+ drinks on one occasion for men] in past month, 1+ negative
   consequences related to alcohol use)

   7. Owns a functioning cellular phone

   8. Is willing to receive weekly study text messages for 4 consecutive weeks

   9. Is willing to provide contact information including phone number (for text messages
   and reminders), email (reminders), and mailing address (payment)

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years - N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Now accepting new patients

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Recruiting