Evidence-based treatment for adult women with child abuse-related Complex PTSD: a quantitative review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Effective first-line treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are well established, but their generalizability to child abuse (CA)-related Complex PTSD is largely unknown.

Method

A quantitative review of the literature was performed, identifying seven studies, with treatments specifically targeting CA-related PTSD or Complex PTSD, which were meta-analyzed, including variables such as effect size, drop-out, recovery, and improvement rates.

Results

Only six studies with one or more cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) treatment conditions and one with a present centered therapy condition could be meta-analyzed. RESULTS indicate that CA-related PTSD patients profit with large effect sizes and modest recovery and improvement rates. Treatments which inc

SUBMITTER: Dorrepaal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4199330 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature