Despite the availability of evidence-based treatments for PTSD, there are many challenges to successful trauma recovery for Veterans including difficulties starting and completing these treatments and gaps in fully addressing additional important treatment targets including lower social functioning and quality of life. Alternative, stand-alone treatment options that address a range of outcomes and can be easily accessed are needed to expand the reach of PTSD treatment to Veterans. One way to address this need is with a positive psychology intervention called MOVED, which has shown promise in a prior pilot study. MOVED is a web-based, self-guided intervention (8 sessions, 4 weeks) that uses moral elevation-feeling inspired by others' virtuous actions. This clinical trial will test if MOVED leads to decreased PTSD symptoms and increased social functioning and quality of life compared to a generic supportive treatment that does not focus on moral elevation. Results will help determine if MOVED is a useful alternative approach to target trauma recovery among Veterans with PTSD.
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Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5)
Timeframe: Follow-up assessments at posttreatment, 3-months, and 6-months.
World Health Organization Quality of Life - Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF)
Timeframe: Follow-up assessments at posttreatment, 3-months, and 6-months.
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)
Timeframe: Follow-up assessments at posttreatment, 3-months, and 6-months.