Prolonged exposure therapy and supportive counselling for posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents in a community-based sample, including experiences of stakeholders: study protocol for a comparative randomized controlled trial using task-shifting

Prolonged exposure therapy and supportive counselling for posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents in a community-based sample, including experiences of stakeholders: study protocol for a comparative randomized controlled trial using task-shifting

Abstract Background There is a dearth of empirical evidence on the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in developing countries. The primary aim of the study is to examine the effects of prolonged exposure thera...

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Main Authors: Jaco Rossouw, Elna Yadin, Debra Alexander, Soraya Seedat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Treatment outcome
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Prolonged exposure
Supportive counselling
Randomized controlled trial
Task-shifting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1873-x

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