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Prevention of chronic PTSD with early cognitive behavioral therapy. A meta-analysis using mixed-effects modeling

Kliem, Sören, Kröger, Christoph·2013·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is of great interest to public health, due to the high burden it places on both the individual and society. We meta-analyzed randomized-controlled trials to examine the effectiveness of early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral treatment (TFCBT) for preventing chronic PTSD. Systematic bibliographic research was undertaken to find relevant literature from on-line databases (Pubmed, PsycINFO, Psyndex, Medline). Using a mixed-effect approach, we calculated effect sizes (ES) for the PTSD diagnoses (main outcome) as well as PTSD and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes), respectively. Calculations of ES from pre-intervention to first follow-up assessment were based on 10 studies. A moderate effect (ES = 0.54) was found for the main outcome, whereas ES for secondary outcomes were predominantly small (ES = 0.27-0.45). The ES for the main outcome decreased to small (ES = 0.34) from first follow-up to long-term follow-up assessment. The mean dropout rate was 16.7% pre- to post-treatment. There was evidence for the impact of moderators on different outcomes (e.g., the number of sessions on PTSD symptoms). Future studies should include survivors of other trauma types (e.g., burn injuries) rather than predominantly survivors of accidents and physical assault, and should compare early TFCBT with other interventions that previously demonstrated effectiveness.

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Authors
Kliem, S., & Kröger, C.
Affiliations
  • Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (DE)
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig (DE)
Corresponding author
Kröger, Christoph
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-11
Volume
51
Issue
11
Pages
753-761
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2087996271
Cited by
62
References
85
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Keywords
chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, early intervention, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, PTSD prevention, depressive symptoms, treatment discontinuation, trauma survivors, accident survivors, burns
MeSH terms
Chronic Disease, Depression, Humans, Models, Psychological, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Early Medical Intervention

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