Cochrane · systematic review · CD012898
Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Belsher, BE, Beech, E, Evatt, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 2 · 40%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
Present‐centered therapy compared to control conditions for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Population: post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference Present‐centered therapy vs control conditions | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 290 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Dropout Present‐centered therapy vs control conditions | RR 1.3 [0.51, 3.29] | 3 studies · 290 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Present‐centered therapy compared to trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Population: post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
CAPS PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ mean difference Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 607 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 1129 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Treatment dropout Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy | RR 0.58 [0.49, 0.69] | 10 studies · 1542 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |