Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Common Mental Disorders

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 2 · 40%High 0 · 0%

PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD

1 finding from 1 review

Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 290 participants
Moderate

Dropout · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD

Present‐centered therapy showed no clear difference in dropout compared with control conditions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.51, 3.29]
3 studies · 290 participants
Low

CAPS PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ mean difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD

1 finding from 1 review

Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 607 participants
Low

PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD

1 finding from 1 review

Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 1129 participants
Low

Dropout from treatment (a count of participants not meeting study‐defined completion threshold) · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD

Present‐centered therapy probably leads to lower treatment dropout compared with trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.58 [0.49, 0.69]
10 studies · 1542 participants
Moderate