A cluster randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) in a military population.

@article{Greenberg2010ACR,
  title={A cluster randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) in a military population.},
  author={Neil Greenberg and Victoria Langston and B. S. Everitt and Amy C. Iversen and Nicola T. Fear and Norman Jones and Simon Wessely},
  journal={Journal of traumatic stress},
  year={2010},
  volume={23 4},
  pages={
          430-6
        }
}
Trauma Risk Management is a peer-support program that aims to promote help-seeking in the aftermath of traumatic events. Prior to its implementation, the British military conducted a randomized controlled trial of Trauma Risk Management against standard care in 12 warships; 6 were randomized to use Trauma Risk Management after collecting baseline measurements. Follow up after 12-18 months found no significant change in psychological health or stigma scores in either group; however, the studied… 
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