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Gender difference in outcomes following trauma-focused interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Wade, Darryl, Varker, Tracey, Kartal, Dzenana, Hetrick, Sarah, O'Donnell, Meaghan, Forbes, David·2016·Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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OBJECTIVE: Currently, there is a lack of evidence on whether women and men respond differently to trauma-focused psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether gender is associated with response to trauma-focused psychological interventions for PTSD. METHOD: The Cochrane Collaboration systematic review methodology (Higgins & Green, 2011) was used as a guide for this study. Randomized controlled trials comparing trauma-focused interventions for PTSD with comparison conditions were identified in a literature review. RESULTS: Forty-eight randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis: 25 had a mixed gender sample, 18 were female only, and 5 were male only. There was evidence that women had greater reductions than men in the primary outcome measure of clinician-rated PTSD symptoms when trauma-focused psychological interventions were compared with any comparison condition at both postintervention and short-term follow-up. This finding was supported by a direct effects meta-analysis of studies that provided data on both females and males. CONCLUSIONS: The current findings support a gender difference in outcomes following trauma-focused psychological interventions for PTSD. Future research should seek to identify specific factors related to gender that facilitate or inhibit response to these interventions. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Authors
Wade, D., Varker, T., Kartal, D., Hetrick, S., O'Donnell, M., & Forbes, D.
Affiliations
Orygen Youth Health (AU)
Venue
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Published
2016-05
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
356-364
ISSN
  • 1942-9681 (ISSN-L)
  • 1942-969X
OpenAlex
W2344288903
Cited by
111
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3
FWCI
1.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (1131)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, gender differences, treatment response, women, men, PTSD symptom reduction, sex differences in treatment outcomes
MeSH terms
Female, Humans, Male, Psychotherapy, Sex Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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