Predicting treatment outcome for complex posttraumatic stress disorder using the personalized advantage index.

ABSTRACT: ABSTRACTBackground: Ample studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, large individual variation in treatment outcome remains unsolved and treatment options for complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) are debated. There is a need for exploring methods for matching patients with treatment they will most likely benefit from.Objective: To develop a personalized advantage index (PAI) based on relevant clinical and demographic predictors of outcome from exposure therapy and skills-training for CPTSD.Method: Data from a previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 92 patients with a CPTSD diagnosis was used to compare Prolonged Exposure (PE; n = 32) and Skills Training in Affective and I

SUBMITTER: Frost K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044914 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature