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Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy to prevent chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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BACKGROUND: Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TFCBT) holds promise as a preventive intervention for people at risk of developing chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this review was to provide an updated evaluation of the effectiveness of early TFCBT on the prevention of PTSD in high risk populations. METHODS: We performed a systematic literature search in international electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, CINAHL, ISI and PILOTS) and included randomised controlled trials comparing TFCBT delivered within 3 months of trauma, to alternative interventions. All included studies were critically appraised using a standardised checklist. Two independent reviewers selected studies for inclusion and assessed study quality. Data extraction was performed by one reviewer and controlled by another. Where appropriate, we entered study results into meta-analyses. RESULTS: Seven articles reporting the results of five RCTs were included. All compared TFCBT to supportive counselling (SC). The study population was patients with acute stress disorder (ASD) in four trials, and with a PTSD diagnosis disregarding the duration criterion in the fifth trial. The overall relative risk (RR) for a PTSD diagnosis was 0.56 (95% CI 0.42 to 0.76), 1.09 (95% CI 0.46 to 2.61) and 0.73 (95% CI 0.51 to 1.04) at 3-6 months, 9 months and 3-4 years post treatment, respectively. A subgroup analysis of the four ASD studies only resulted in RR = 0.36 (95% CI 0.17 to 0.78) for PTSD at 3-6 months. Anxiety and depression scores were generally lower in the TFCBT groups than in the SC groups. CONCLUSION: There is evidence for the effectiveness of TFCBT compared to SC in preventing chronic PTSD in patients with an initial ASD diagnosis. As this evidence originates from one research team replications are necessary to assess generalisability. The evidence about the effectiveness of TFCBT in traumatised populations without an ASD diagnosis is insufficient.
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- Authors
- Kornør, H., Winje, D., Ekeberg, Ø., Weisæth, L., Kirkehei, I., Johansen, K., & Steiro, A.
- Affiliations
- Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Kornør, Hege
- Venue
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2008-09-19
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 81-81
- ISSN
- 1471-244X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2559832
- OpenAlex
- W2153338539
- Cited by
- 106
- References
- 20
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- FWCI
- 1.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- BMC Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder prevention, acute stress disorder, supportive counseling, chronic PTSD, anxiety, depression, vulnerable populations
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety Disorders, Chronic Disease, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Time Factors, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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