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o Clinicians at a small clinic have been introduced to a new method to treat pos

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Question

o Clinicians at a small clinic have been introduced to a new method to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their clients for veterans. Research indicates that virtual reality (VR) is a highly effective treatment option for patients with PTSD. Currently, the clinic uses only cognitive processing therapy (CPT) with their patients suffering from PTSD. The clinicians would like to find out whether VR therapy has different results from CPT therapy. The measure used by the clinic to measure PTSD symptoms is the Combat Exposure Scale. Both therapies need to be applied for a minimum of 12 weeks to be effective. • Describe what method you are using to compare groups.

Explanation / Answer

Use the indpendent two samples test to test the difference between virtual reality and cognetive processing therapy who are suffering from PTSD.

Since both therapies are independently applied to two groups of patients for 12 week and one therapy is not depending on the another therapy