Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Available evidence on the comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents remains uncertain.

Objective

We aimed to compare and rank the different types and formats of psychotherapies for PTSD in children and adolescents.

Methods

We searched eight databases and other international registers up to 31 December 2020. The pairwise meta-analyses and frequentist network meta-analyses estimated pooled standardised mean differences (SMDs) and ORs with random-effects model. Efficacy at post-treatment and follow-up, acceptability, depressive and anxiety symptoms were measured.

Findings

We included 56 randomised controlled trials with 5327 patients comparing 14 different types of psy

SUBMITTER: Xiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8543231 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature