Transitioning into trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder from other treatments: a qualitative investigation.

Although trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy (TF-EBP) is recommended for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rates of TF-EBP initiation among veterans is very low. Service delivery research has shown that other treatments are commonly provided to veterans diagnosed with PTSD, including stabilization treatments. As little is known about how veterans experience the transition to TF-EBP, we conducted a qualitative examination of veterans' perspectives on transitions in PTSD treatment.