Studies // Cited work
Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Lewis, C., Roberts, N. P., Andrew, M., Starling, E., & Bisson, J. I. (2020). Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Level A Meta-analysis doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1729633
What this study supports
Supports the claim of robust evidence for clinically important effects of trauma-focused CBT and EMDR, with cognitive processing therapy, cognitive therapy and prolonged exposure having the strongest evidence. Trial populations and comparators vary, and effects are for adults with diagnosed PTSD.
- Who was studied
- 114 randomised controlled trials with 8,171 adults with PTSD, appraised with GRADE.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Level of evidence
- Syntheses of controlled studies: meta-analyses and systematic reviews of experiments and trials.
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