In this Cochrane review, the authors searched for randomised controlled trials of the effectiveness of present‐centred therapy (PCT) compared with either trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapies (TF-CBT) or a control condition in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. They searched in February 2019 and found 12 studies (1837 participants), all from the USA. They also found one ongoing study and two studies that were awaiting assessment. The authors found that PCT was ...
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There is moderate quality evidence for the efficacy of hydrocortisone for the prevention of postraumatic stress disorder development in adults. However, further research is necessary in order to determine the efficacy of pharmacotherapy in preventing postraumatic stress disorder and to identify potential moderators of treatment effect.
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Various interventions, often in combination, were used to address physical, psychological, and other HRR needs among survivors. The most commonly used interventions were narrative exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, calligraphic training, and web-based self-help programmes. These interventions were successful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and in creating social support.
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Psychological intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder (such as cognitive behavioral therapy or EMDR) in patients with severe mental illness could be useful to improve their quality of life, symptoms of psychosis, depression, anxiety and health economic outcomes.
However, the lack of data causes that the effects of these psychological interventions on post-traumatic stress disorder stay inconclusive.
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In this systematic review, the authors searched for studies about the effects of direct parenting education programmes (PEPs) versus indirect methods of education (e.g. handbooks) on the parenting attitudes of socioeconomically vulnerable refugee and migrant parents. They searched in August 2020 for articles published in English or Korean since 2000. The authors excluded parents of adolescents and of children who had specific health problems. They found 23 studies, of which 19 were included in ...