Trauma-focused therapies for post-traumatic stress in psychosis: study protocol for the RE.PROCESS randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many people with psychotic disorders experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In recent years, several trauma-focused therapies (TFTs), including cognitive restructuring (CR), prolonged exposure (PE), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) have been studied and found to be safe and effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in individuals with psychosis. However, studies were conducted in different countries, with varying inclusion criteria, therapy duration, control groups, and trial outcomes. RE.PROCESS will be the first study to compare the impact of CR, PE, and EMDR with a waiting list control condition within the same context.

Methods and analysis

This is the protocol of a pragmatic, single-blind, multicentre, superiority ran

SUBMITTER: Burger SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature