The Influence of Team Functioning and Workload on Sustainability of Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Psychotherapies

David C Mohr1, Craig S Rosen1, Paula P Schnurr1

  • 1Dr. Mohr is with the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research and Dr. Kehle-Forbes is with the National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, Boston. Dr. Mohr is also with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston. Dr. Kehle-Forbes is also with the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, where Mr. Orazem, Dr. Noorbaloochi, Ms. Clothier, and Dr. Sayer are affiliated. Dr. Noorbaloochi and Dr. Sayer are also with the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Dr. Rosen, Dr. Eftekhari, Dr. Crowley, and Dr. Ruzek are with the Dissemination and Training Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California. Dr. Rosen and Dr. Ruzek are also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California. Dr. Schnurr and Dr. Bernardy are with the Executive Division, National Center for PTSD, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont, and also with the Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire. Dr. Chard is with the PTSD Division, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati. Dr. Cook is with the Evaluation Division, National Center for PTSD, and with the Yale University School of Medicine, both in New Haven, Connecticut.

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