A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted accelerated group treatment for posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares in firefighters.

Carmen P. McLean; Sara Janke; Kristi E. Pruiksma; Daniel J. Taylor; Denise M. Sloan; Jessica R. Dietch; Steffany J. Fredman; Carrie Sutherland; Brittany Hollerbach; Sheila M. Thompson; Devin Tse; Samantha Nagy; Nadia Malek; Christopher K. Haddock

doi:10.1037/tra0002090

A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted accelerated group treatment for posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares in firefighters.

Carmen P. McLean
, Sara Janke
, Kristi E. Pruiksma
, Daniel J. Taylor
, Denise M. Sloan
, Jessica R. Dietch
, Steffany J. Fredman
, Carrie Sutherland
, Brittany Hollerbach
, Sheila M. Thompson
, Devin Tse
, Samantha Nagy
, Nadia Malek
, Christopher K. Haddock

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Firefighters can experience significant improvements in posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares when provided with an integrated, accelerated, evidence-based treatment that is adapted to the fire service culture. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002090
State	Accepted/In press - 2026

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Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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McLean, C. P., Janke, S., Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Sloan, D. M., Dietch, J. R., Fredman, S. J., Sutherland, C., Hollerbach, B., Thompson, S. M., Tse, D., Nagy, S., Malek, N., & Haddock, C. K. (Accepted/In press). A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted accelerated group treatment for posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares in firefighters. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002090

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