Psychological Interventions for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as a Primary Diagnosis Among Adolescents: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the review

The objective of this study was to do a meta-analysis focusing on the efficacy of psychological intervention for the adolescent population and PTSD as a primary outcome variable.

Collection and analysis of data

An electronic search was conducted on PubMed, Science Direct, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library databases from January 1, 1990, to March 31, 2023. Original studies and systematic reviews/meta-analyses were segregated. In the first study, 129 meta-analyses (MAs) were screened and 8 MAs were analyzed. In the second study, six RCTs and five non-RCTs exclusively including adolescents with a primary diagnosis of PTSD were analyzed. The MA revealed the average sample size to be 243.33 (SD = 372.94) with 63.98% female participants in RCTs and 153 (SD = 237

SUBMITTER: Arora S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572483 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature