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Émilie Frenette1, Marie-Christine Ouellet1, Stéphane Guay2
1School of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Introduction:
Both exposure to a natural disaster and psychological symptoms may lead to decreases in social support. Few studies have examined ways to improve social support among victims of natural disasters.
Aims:
The objective of the study was to assess emotional and tangible support following a 12-session Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) targeting posttraumatic stress (PTS), insomnia, and depression symptoms and to examine the association between posttreatment symptoms and emotional and tangible support.
Materials And Methods:
One hundred and seventy-eight wildfire evacuees with significant PTS, depression and/or insomnia symptoms were given access to the ICBT. They completed questionnaires at pre- and posttreatment to measure social support and symptom severity.
Results:
Results show that completion of the treatment led to an improvement in emotional support. Lower posttreatment PTS and insomnia symptoms were associated with higher posttreatment emotional support.
Conclusion:
ICBT may contribute to enhance emotional support through symptom improvement and probably more so when social support is address directly in treatment.
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