Cochrane Review: Present-centered therapy (PCT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults

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# Present-centered therapy (PCT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. ## BACKGROUND Present-centered therapy (PCT) is a non-trauma, manualized psychotherapy for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PCT was originally designed as a treatment comparator in trials evaluating the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). Recent trials have indicated that PCT may be an effective treatment option for PTSD and that patients may drop out of PC

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, based on an a priori minimally important differences on a semi-structured interview of PTSD symptoms, and (3) PCT is associated with lower treatment dropout as compared to TF-CBT. ## SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Controlled Trials Register, the Cochrane Library,...

inical guidelines, and regulatory agency reports. ## SELECTION CRITERIA We selected all randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that recruited adults diagnosed with PTSD to evaluate PCT compared to TF-CBT or a control condition. Both individual and group PCT modalities were included. The primary outcome...

ean differences (MD) and standardized mean differences (SMD) for continuous data or risk ratios (RR) and risk differences (RD) for dichotomous data. To conclude that PCT resulted in similar reductions in PTSD symptoms relative to TF-CBT, we required a MD of less than 10 points (to include the 95% co...

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