Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of guided self-help versus individual cognitive behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for post-traumatic stress disorder (RAPID)

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Background Guided self-help has been shown to be effective for other mental conditions and, if effective for post-traumatic stress disorder, would offer a time-efficient and accessible treatment option, with the potential to reduce waiting times and costs. Objective To determine if trauma-focused guided self-help is non-inferior to individual, face-to-face cognitive-behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for mild to moderate post-traumatic stress disorder to a single traumatic event. Design ...

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Authors: Bisson, JI; Ariti, C; Cullen, K; Kitchiner, N; Lewis, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: NIHR Journals Library
• Journal: Health Technology Assessment
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 26
• Pages: 1-141
• Publication date: 2023-11-01
• DOI: 10.3310/ytqw8336
• EISSN: 2046-4924
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Context (archaeology); Medicine; Randomized controlled trial; Psychological intervention; Surgery; Cognition; Physical therapy; Psychiatry; Mental health; Cognitive therapy; Traumatic stress; Clinical psychology