Trial reportEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2021
Is only one cognitive technique also effective? Results from a randomized controlled trial of two different versions of an internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in Arabic-speaking countries.
Trial report in European journal of psychotraumatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01508377 (Additive Effect of Cognitive Restructuring in a Web-based Treatment for Traumatized Arab People), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Additive Effect of Cognitive Restructuring in a Web-based Treatment for Traumatized Arab People
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review culturally adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CaCBT) for Arabic-speaking populations including North African subgroups.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The difference between shorter- versus longer-term psychotherapy for adult mental health disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Feasibility and acceptability of remote technologies for the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in adults: mixed-methods systematic review.BJPsych open · 2025Review
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- Changes in trauma appraisal during brief internet-based exposure and cognitive restructuring treatment for Arabic-speaking people with PTSD.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Exposure Versus Cognitive Restructuring Techniques in Brief Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Arabic-Speaking People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Prolonged grief disorder in Arabic-speaking treatment-seeking populations: Relationship with socio-demographic aspects, loss- and trauma-related characteristics, and mental health support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Internet-based cognitive-behavioural interventions seem to be effective for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Arabic-speaking countries in the MENA region. However, due to high prevalence rates of trauma-related mental disorders in this region, it is important to scale up existing Internet-based interventions in order to increase the number of clients. Objective: The aim of the study was to examine whether a brief Internet-based intervention with one cognitive technique (TF-short, 6 assignments) results in the same PTSD symptom change and lower dropouts compared to a longer intervention with two cognitive techniques (TF-reg, 10 assignments). Method: A total of 224 Arab participants (67.4% female; Results: The overall PTSD score assessed with the PDS decreased by about 15 points in both conditions. The between-group differences (TF-reg vs. TF-short) at post-assessment were non-significant, Δ = 0.29, Conclusions: The findings suggest that the shorter condition results in the same symptom change and dropout rate as the longer condition. This highlights the potential of shorter, more scalable Internet-based interventions in socially restricted and (post-)conflict societies. ClinicalTrialsgov ID: NCT01508377.
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