Date of Award
5-2025
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Reader/Committee Chair
Joseph, Rigaud
Abstract
Women diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often undergo powerless treatment interventions according to research. Institutionalized inequalities among service systems challenge women to receive access, begin, engage, and complete mental health services for PTSD. This mixed-methods systematic review sought to determine interventions that are effective for treating this client population. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) tool was used to screen four different electronic databases: PsycINFO, Google Scholar, EBSCO, and OneSearch to identify peer-reviewed articles under a purposive sampling method strategy. Of the 159 studies screened, 15 met the inclusion criteria for this review (n =15). A total of 16 interventions were extracted from the eligible studies. These studies were evaluated by two scientifically proven measurements: the levels of evidence-based institutional effectiveness scale (LEBIE) for quantitative studies and Hawker et al.’s (2002) Appendix D for qualitative studies. Only four interventions proved to be effective after going through the appraisal process. These are cognitive-based therapy, mindfulness, trauma-focused psychotherapy, and person-centered therapy. These findings have implications for social work by identifying interventions to serve women with PTSD. These findings extend the literature on psychotherapy, particularly regarding meeting the mental health needs of women with PTSD.
Recommended Citation
Gonzales, Kathryn Antoinette, "EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR WOMEN WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER" (2025). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 2257.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/2257