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. 2023 Oct 5;2023(10):CD013456. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013456.pub2

Dutton 2021.

Methods Scientific title: The holistic healing arts retreat: an intensive, experiential intervention for survivors of interpersonal trauma
Participants Sample size: 109 (49 retreat now; 60 retreat later)
Location/setting: USA
Inclusion criteria
  • Identification as female

  • Self‐reported history of interpersonal trauma (child abuse, sexual assault or domestic violence)

  • Being at least 18 years of age

  • Having previously received clinical or support services related to trauma


Exclusion criteria
  • Currently living in a violent or abusive relationship

  • Current pregnancy

  • Current alcohol or drug abuse

  • Hospitalisation for emotional distress or suicidal attempts within the past 6 months

  • Inability to speak and write in English

Interventions Allocation using 1:1 ratio to re‐treat now and re‐treat later conditions
Experimental 1: re‐treat now (5‐day residential retreat to promote healing for women)
Comparator: re‐treat later
Outcomes
  1. PTSD symptoms (using PCL‐5)

  2. Depressive symptoms (using PHQ‐9)

  3. Perceived stress (using PSS)

Notes Trial registry: not declared
Trial registration number: not declared
Funding source: the Joyful Heart Foundation, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, Sukey Novogratz, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Jenny Lorant‐Grouf, Bloomingdale’s, the Verizon Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Dreiseszun Family Foundation

PCL‐5: Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5; PHQ‐9: Physician Health Questionnaire‐9; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale; PTSD: post‐traumatic stress disorder