Do psychological treatments reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder? Evidence Update, Mental Health Series, August 2008.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2008
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health

Abstract

Each Evidence Update is a 2-page summary of a Cochrane Review of healthcare interventions relevant to people in low-income and middle-income countries.

This Evidence Update is adapted from Bisson J, Andrew M. Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD003388.

Trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TFCBT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), stress management, and group TFCBT reduce traumatic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Citation

Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK, 2 pp.

Do psychological treatments reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder? Evidence Update, Mental Health Series, August 2008.

Published 1 January 2008
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