Impact of dissociation on the effectiveness of psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience dissociative symptoms. The question of whether these dissociative symptoms negatively influence the effectiveness of psychotherapy for PTSD is unresolved. AIMS:To determine the influence of dissociative symptoms on psychotherapy outcome in PTSD. METHOD:We conducted a systematic search in Cochrane, Embase, PILOTS, PsycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science for relevant clinical trials. A random-effects meta-analysis examined the impact of dissociation on psychotherapy outcome in PTSD (pre-registered at Prospero CRD42018086575). RESULTS:Twenty-one trials (of which nine were randomised controlled trials) with 1714 patients were included. Pre-treatment dissociation was not related to treatment effectiveness in patients wit

SUBMITTER: Hoeboer CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7345665 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature