Table 1. Characteristics of 165 Therapists Who Provided Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy to 1268 Patients.
| Characteristic | Therapists, No (%) |
|---|---|
| Sexa | |
| Female | 89 (53.9) |
| Male | 27 (16.4) |
| Missing | 49 (29.7) |
| Raceb | |
| Asian, Black, multiracial, other | 16 (9.7) |
| White | 145 (87.9) |
| Missing | 4 (2.4) |
| Ethnicityb | |
| Hispanic | <7 |
| Non-Hispanic | ≥156 (94.5) |
| Missing | 2 (1.2) |
| Discipline | |
| Psychologist | 92 (55.8) |
| Social worker | 67 (40.6) |
| Other | 6 (3.6) |
| Missing | 0 |
| Years clinical experience since professional degree | |
| 1-5 | 30 (18.2) |
| 6-10 | 58 (35.2) |
| 11-15 | 29 (17.6) |
| 16-20 | 22 (13.3) |
| >20 | 25 (15.2) |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) |
| Years treating veterans with PTSD | |
| <1 | 0 |
| 1-5 | 60 (36.4) |
| 6-10 | 65 (39.4) |
| 11-15 | 24 (14.5) |
| 16-20 | 8 (4.8) |
| >20 | 7 (4.2) |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) |
| Census region for workplace | |
| Midwest | 43 (26.1) |
| Northeast | 27 (16.4) |
| South | 62 (37.6) |
| West | 33 (20.0) |
| Clinic role | |
| Clinic leaderc | 17 (10.3) |
| Clinical staff | 142 (86.1) |
| Other | 6 (3.6) |
| Missing | 0 |
| Primary clinic settingd | |
| PTSD specialty care | 67 (40.6) |
| Other mental health | 80 (48.5) |
| PTSD and other mental health | 18 (10.9) |
| Number of patients in the sample, mean (SD) | 7.68 (6.30) |
Abbreviation: PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
a
Defined in administrative data.
b
Therapist self-identified race and ethnicity from investigator-defined categories. Race and ethnicity categories with fewer than 7 people were either aggregated or reported as less than 7 to minimize risk of reidentification.
c
Titles of leaders included clinic director, assistant director, or team leader.
d
Clinic assigned to therapist for 80% or more of their patients during trauma-focused psychotherapy.