PTSD and complex PTSD, current treatments and debates: a review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were published in 2018, based on research up until that point. In this review, we summarize the current state of the evidence and discuss the findings of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published between 2019 and 2024.

Sources of data

We include peer-reviewed systematic reviews and meta-analyses published within the last 5 years.

Areas of agreement

Reviews and meta-analyses continue to support the efficacy, and cost-effectiveness, of trauma-focused psychological interventions, particularly Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

Areas of controversy

Despite their demonstrated efficac

SUBMITTER: Billings J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12466117 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature