Cochrane · systematic review · CD012371
Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma
Gillies, D, Maiocchi, L, Bhandari, AP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Psychological therapies versus wait list, treatment as usual or no treatment for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (short‐term)
Population: children and adolescents exposed to trauma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
PTSD diagnosis Psychological therapies vs wait list, treatment | OR 0.51 [0.34, 0.77] | 5 studies · 874 participants | Very low |
PTSD total symptoms Psychological therapies vs wait list, treatment | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 2051 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
CBT versus other psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (short‐term)
Population: children and adolescents exposed to trauma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
PTSD diagnosis CBT vs other psychological therapies | OR 0.74 [0.29, 1.91] | 2 studies · 160 participants | Very low |
PTSD total symptoms CBT vs other psychological therapies | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 466 participants | Moderate |