ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2022
The effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study.
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- Psychological Interventions for Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Pooled it
- MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2024Pooled it
- Treatment as usual psychological therapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder in National Health Services in Scotland.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- What Evidence Exists on the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy for Trauma-Related Distress? A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in the General Population Under Stressful Conditions: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The Impact of Complex PTSD on Suicide Risk in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- DeepBiomarker2: Prediction of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Risk in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients Using Electronic Medical Records and Multiple Social Determinants of Health.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Translation and validation of Persian version of resilience evaluation scale (RES): A cross-cultural methodological research.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy (TF-P) versus stabilization and waiting in a civilian cohort of patients with an 11th version of the international classification of disease (ICD-11) diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD).
methodsWe identified patients with CPTSD treated at a specialist trauma service over a 3-year period by triangulating evidence from self-report questionnaires, file review, and expert-clinician opinion. Patients completed a phase-based treatment: stabilization consisting of symptom management and establishing safety, followed by waiting for treatment (phase 1); individual TF-P in the form of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or TF-CBT plus EMDR (phase 2). Our primary outcome was PTSD symptoms during phase 2 versus phase 1. Secondary outcomes included depressive symptoms, functional impairment, and a proxy CPTSD measure. Exploratory analysis compared outcomes between treatments. Adverse outcomes were recorded.
resultsFifty-nine patients were included. Compared to receiving only phase 1, patients completing TF-P showed statistically significant reductions in PTSD [
conclusionsThis study suggests that TF-P effectively improves symptoms of CPTSD. However, prospective research with validated measurements is necessary to evaluate current and new treatments and identify personal markers of treatment effectiveness for CPTSD.
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