SynthesisThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2023
Efficacy of psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to single versus multiple traumas: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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- Effectiveness and moderators of PE and CPT in adult PTSD treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for children affected by armed conflict: mapping what works, for whom, and under what conditions.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The efficacy of EMDR therapy in adults with a severe intellectual disability and posttraumatic stress disorder.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Provider and caregiver preferences for trauma-informed intervention: Results from a best-worst scaling exercise.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- The vulnerable role of empathy in children who live in conflict zones.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic stressors: the DECRYPT trial.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Mental health of children and young people in the WHO Europe region.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Access to best-evidenced mental health support for care-experienced young people: Learnings from the implementation of cognitive therapy for PTSD.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Article
- The feasibility and acceptability of delivering a group trauma-focused intervention to children in care.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Article
- Making sense of change after Intensive Trauma Treatment: a mixed-methods study into adolescents' experience of efficacy.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious meta-analyses of psychotherapies for children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) did not investigate whether treatment efficacy is diminished when patients report multiple (versus single) traumas.
aimsTo examine whether efficacy of psychological interventions for paediatric PTSD is diminished when patients report multiple (versus single) traumas.
methodWe systematically searched PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Web of Science and PTSDpubs on 21 April 2022 and included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) meeting the following criteria: (a) random allocation; (b) all participants presented with partial or full PTSD; (c) PTSD is the primary treatment focus; (d) sample mean age <19 years; (e) sample size
resultsOf the 57 eligible RCTs (
conclusionsThe current evidence base suggests that psychological interventions for paediatric PTSD can effectively treat PTSD in populations reporting single and multiple traumas. Future trials for PTSD following single-event trauma need to involve active control conditions.
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