PTSD Archives

Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

The findings suggest that psychological interventions can effectively reduce symptoms of both PTSD and depression in adult refugees.

Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

An increase in RCTs of psychological therapies for PTSD results in a more confident recommendation of EMDR as a first-line treatment.

Trauma stabilization as an effective treatment for children with post-traumatic stress problems in South-East Asia (International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)

Implications for the use of mental health nurses and paraprofessionals in low- and middle-income countries in trauma stabilization.

Comparative Efficiency of EMDR and Prolonged Exposure in Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Trial (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Comparative treatment efficiency of EMDR therapy and prolonged exposure (PE) therapy was tested for 20 participants diagnosed with PTSD.

Drivers of preference for evidence-based PTSD treatment: A qualitative assessment (Military Medicine)

This project analyzes the reasons that drive preferences for one of five evidence-based PTSD treatments (cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, stress inoculation training, antidepressant medication) among adults who screened positive for PTSD.

Psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: a network meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)

EMDR and TF-CBT appear to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD.

The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment is feasible and safe for PTSD patients with borderline personality disorder.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)

Review and meta-analysis of randomised trials examining the effects of EMDR on PTSD and other mental health problems.

Interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by medical events: A systematic review (Journal of Psychosomatic Research)

This literature review looked at treatment of PTSD symptoms after medical events such as myocardial infarction and cancer diagnosis.

Neurobiology of emotional trauma (Psychiatriki)

Neuroimaging studies of successful EMDR treatment have consistently shown that patients exhibited increased frontal lobe activation.

Empirically supported psychological treatments for adult acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: A review (Depression and Anxiety)

Study found that trauma-focused CBT and to a lesser extent EMDR (due to fewer studies) are the psychological treatments of choice for PTSD.

Medication versus trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Psychiatry Research)

There is insufficient evidence to determine whether SSRIs or trauma-focused psychotherapies are more effective for PTSD symptom reduction.

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