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Trauma in healthcare staff: A multiple methods study using quantitative and qualitative lived experience of participants in a randomised controlled trial of a brief digital imagery-competing task intervention for intrusive memories.

2026-03-03 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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Structured AbstractO_ST_ABSObjectiveC_ST_ABSThis mixed-methods study investigated the lived-experience perspectives of receiving a novel, brief digital mental health intervention after psychological trauma. The online gamified imagery-competing task intervention (ICTI) involves one researcher-guided session followed by self-use. Tested in two randomised controlled trials (GAINS-01; GAINS-02), ICTI led to fewer intrusive memories at week-4, with the reduction sustained over 24 weeks, alongside re...

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